GPU-Z is a free program for obtaining information about the technical characteristics of a video adapter (video card, GPU) in the Windows operating system. The GPU-Z program displays full information about the video card installed on the computer.
The video adapter (graphics accelerator) can be a video card, video controller, integrated (integrated) video module. The TechPowerUp GPU-Z program will determine the model of the graphic device, show its characteristics that the user can use to diagnose or overclock the video adapter (overclocking).
Content:
- Graphics Card Parameters in GPU-Z
- GPU-Z Settings
- Conclusions of the article
Key features of the GPU-Z program:
- support for NVIDIA, AMD (ATI), Intel;
- comprehensive information about the video card, GPU, frequency, type of memory, etc .;
- output of characteristics of sensors in real time.
To download the GPU-Z program, go to the official website of TechPowerUp, the utility manufacturer.
The program does not require installation on a computer, GPU-Z can simply be run on a computer using the utility as a portable (portable) application. If necessary, it is possible to install the program on a computer.
After starting the utility, in the “Install GPU-Z?” Window select “No” to use the program without installing it on a computer.
Graphics Card Parameters in GPU-Z
The GPU-Z program has three tabs: Graphic Card, Sensors, Validation. In the upper right corner there are two buttons: a button for creating snapshots of the program window (screenshots), and a button for entering the utility settings.
After starting the utility, the TechPowerUp GPU-Z program window opens in the Graphics Card tab. All information about the computer’s video adapter is presented in detail here.
I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics card installed on my computer. The program window displays the detailed characteristics of the video card: name, type of graphics processor, its revision, what process it was made in, type and frequency of memory, bus width, device ID (Device ID), processor frequency, default frequency, and other parameters (BIOS version, support for DirectX version, etc.).
In order to get detailed information in GPU-Z in Russian, move the mouse cursor to the value displayed by the program. After that, a window will open with a hint (explanation of this parameter).
At the bottom of the program window, technologies are displayed: OpenCL, CUDA, PhysX, DirectCompute 5.0, which are supported by this video card.
After clicking on the “Lookup” button, a special web page will open on the TechPowerUp website with the detailed characteristics of this video card.
If your computer has several graphics accelerators, then at the bottom of the GPU-Z program window, you can switch between video cards to obtain information about another video adapter.
For example, on my computer there is an integrated video core (Intel HD Graphics 4400) integrated in the motherboard (Gigabyte).
This window provides complete information about Intel integrated graphics and supported technologies.
The Sensors tab displays information received from sensors in real time: the frequency of the GPU, the frequency of the video memory, the temperature of the GPU, the speed of rotation of the cooler (fan), the current load of the video memory, etc.
In the "Validation" tab, you can register to obtain an identifier.
GPU-Z Settings
In the “GPU-Z Setting” window, in the “General” tab, you can select the language that works in the prompts, enable the GPU-Z launch with the start of Windows, select the tab in which the program will open, check for updates, and start installing the program on the computer.
In the “Setting” tab, you can change the number of active sensors (enable or disable), the readings of which are taken into account by the GPU Zet program.
The ASIC Quality tab provides information on the quality (total power) of the video card, in comparison with similar video adapters based on the verification database in GPU-Z, the interpretation parameters of this information are provided.
Conclusions of the article
The free GPU-Z program is used to obtain reference information about a video adapter (video card) installed on a computer. The GPU-Z program diagnoses the video card to obtain the necessary information that is needed by both the ordinary user and the overclocker to overclock the video card.