While you are navigating through windows 10 desktop, running an app, or playing a game, the graphic card is the component that makes it possible to render each and every pixel you see on the screen. The most renowned manufacturers of graphic cards are NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.

If you are a regular user you need not worry about the graphic card, however, it is very important to know about the graphic specifications of your device if you work with graphics-intensive applications or a gamer. Usually, a device without a powerful graphics processing unit may not be able to run an application properly. For gamers, You may not be able to play your favorite games properly.

Windows 10 has various ways to know the graphics card specifications using different methods. In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps to know about the graphics card installed on your computer.

1. Finding out graphics card details using Settings 
2. Finding out graphics card details using Device Manager 
3. Finding out graphics card details using System Information 
4. Finding out graphics card details using DirectX Diagnostic Tool 
5. Finding out graphics card details using Task Manager 
6. Finding out graphics card details using the control panel

Finding out graphics card details using Settings

To find out the graphics card details using the Settings app, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Navigate to System.
3. Click on Display.
4. Click the Advanced display settings option under the “Multiple displays” section
   
5. Under the “Display information” section, confirm the graphics card vendor and model.

Once you have completed these steps, you will have an understanding of the card installed on your device.

Finding out graphics card details using Device Manager

To do the same with Device Manager, use these steps:

1. Open Start menu.
2. Open Device Manager.
3. Expand the Display adapters branch.
4. Confirm the manufacturer and model of the video card.
   

Finding out graphics card details using System Information

To do the above mentioned with System Information, use these steps:

1. Go to the start menu.
2. Open system information.
3. Expand the Components branch.
4. Click on Display.
5. determine the graphics card installed on your device under the “Adapter Description” field.
   
   

By following these steps, you’ll know the graphics card make and model, driver information, and more.

Finding out graphics card details using DirectX Diagnostic Tool

1. Navigate to the start menu.
2. Search for dxdiag and select the top result.
3. Click on the Yes button (if applicable).
4. Click on the Display tab.
5. check the details of the graphics card under the “Device” section.
   
   

After this, you’ll be able to understand the video card, along with other details, like the amount of memory built into the device and driver information.

Finding out graphics card details using Task Manager

You can know about the graphics card available on Windows 10 with Task Manager.

1. Go to the Start menu.
2. Open Task Manager. You can use the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut too to open Task Manager.
3. Open the Performance tab.
4. Select GPU.
   
5. on the top-right corner, Confirm the brand and model of the graphics card.

the manufacturer name and model shall be displayed, along with a dedicated amount of memory, physical location in the motherboard, DirectX version, and current utilization details.

Finding out graphics card details using the control panel

If you happen to have a GPU from Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD, you can use their control panel software.  The software allows you to check the graphics card specifications and includes settings to adjust many preferences.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Select Hardware and Sound.
3. Open NVIDIA Control Panel.
4. from the bottom-left corner click on the System Information option.
   
5. Open the Display tab.
6. confirm the graphics model on the left side under the “Graphics card information” section, .
   

You’ll know the exact graphics card model after following these steps. You’ll also find various details on the right side of the screen, such as clock speed of the processor, the number of CUDA cores, memory data rate, bandwidth, type, and so forth.