1)Click Start.
2)On the Start menu, click Run.
3)In the Open box, type "dxdiag" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.
4)The DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens. ...
5)On the Display tab, information about your graphics card is shown in the Device section.
Do you have an Intel sticker anywhere on your computer? Or an AMD sticker? If Intel, their site can detect which driver you have.
3rd Party Software
It's possible to detect your video card using software like "Video Card Detector". It's free, easy to use and can be downloaded from CNET:
http://download.cnet.com/Video-Card-Detector/3000-2094_4-76062374.html
Another way
What is 'dxdiag'?
"Dxdiag" is Microsoft's multimedia test program, which will identify your graphics card or chip set.
If you already have a graphics driver installed, you can use this procedure to identify the card via the driver name.
Windows XP:
Right click "My Computer"
Click properties
Click Hardware
Click Device Manager
Click Display Adapters
It will tell you what kind of card you have. BUT it's not specific becuase it will only tell you the series not a specific model of card ie... radeoon 6700 series or geforce 7000 series etc
If you have a laptop for exampleyou won't usually have a graphics card but it will be and an embedded graphics process either controller by one of the chipsets on the motherboard or in todays newer systems like the amd fusion the graphics are controlled by the apu/cpu itslef but of course you can get some infomation about the gpu in the same manner.
Windows 7:
Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click System
Click Device Manager
Click Display Adapters
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More information
Try opening the run command and typing 'dxdiag' This is a diagnostic tool for direct x. Here you can see how much system ram and the speed of your CPU. It will also open a bunch of tabs for video, audio, etc., too. You will see the amount of video RAM on the video tab and the chip type (Nvidia GforceX, Intel XXXX, ATI XXXX, etc.). If your computer has win2k or XP, you have direct X. If you use your computer for gaming, you have direct X. If you have an old win98 machine, you may not have directX installed. You can go through the Device Manager to get some info, then.
More information
Depending on your Operating System, check the device manager OR right click desktop and drill down to "Properties" then select the "settings" tab, then the "advance" tab.
Mac OS X
Apple>About This Mac>More Info>Graphics/Displays
Lion or Later Mac OS X User interface:
Apple>About This Mac>More Info>System Report>Graphics/Displays
Command Line (terminal): also used with other unix derived systems (linux, solaris, bsd etc)
Making sure Pciutils is installed....for mac os x (command iis native on some operating systems)
$ lspci
$ lspci -v
$ lspci -v | less
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There is a program called "TheOne Computer Inventory" which does all of the above and more. Go to Cnet, download & install it. It gives you a breakdown of all your software and all your hardware on your computer. Below is the link.
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Consider also this:
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Edit: This guy is wrong you dont need to do all that. All you have to do is click the "START" button in the bottom left corner of you screen. Then you click "run" and type in "dxdiag" (without quotes). Click the "display" tab and look at the box that says "device". Where it says "chipset", that's your Video card.
Start>>My Computer>>View System Information>>Hardware Tab>>Device Manager>>Display Adapters
Another easy way to find out is :
Start-->Run
type : dxdiag
hit enter
goto the display tab to see the information.
AnswerOr if the card isn't reconigized, open the cae of the computer and read what's on the card. shoudl have a manufacturer at least on ir and probably the model and suchIn Windows XP go to the start button ~ settings ~ control panel then to the system icon then to the tab that says hardware to the button that says device manager then click the plus sign next to display adapters, and that should be the card you have
Click the "START" button in the lower left corner of your screen and then click "run". Type in "dxdiag" (no quotes). Click the "display" tab and look at the box that says "device". Where it says "Chip type" that is your video card.
Assuming you're using Windows, click Start, and choose Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, if you haven't already, click "Switch to Classic View" on the left. Double-click System. In the System menu, there are several tabs at the top; click Hardware. Now click the Device Manager button. Click the plus sign next to Display Adapters to reveal the name of your video card.
Also in the Control Panel, you can choose Administrative Tools, Computer Management, and you will find Device Manager listed on the left. Click it once to view the list. Click the plus sign next to Display Adapters to reveal the name of your video card. If you are using a Mac, click Finder, and choose Applications. Go down to the Utilities folder, and in there should be an application called System Profiler. Click on Graphics/Display, and at the top should be your graphics card model.
If using Windows, open your Device Manager (Easiest way, click Start and type Device Manager). Expand Display Adapters. It should be listed there.
If it says "Generic" or so forth, right-click it, go to properties. Go to details tab. Drop down the list to the Hardware ID's, then use Google to search for that hardware ID. That will tell you specifically what the card is (Vendor, model, etc.)
By going to Start>Run>Type dxdiag , when a window appears> Go Display and there it shows the information about graphic card.
Run Dxdiag, it is gonna show what graphics chip is in your pc. Or go to device manager and see Display. It's gonna have everything about your Monitor and Graphics chip model.
The computer can be used to find the MB of the graphics card. The graphic card is usually mounted on the graphics card reader. The MB of the graphic card can be read by looking at the drive of the graphics card.
Depending on the graphics card in your computer it will state the graphics you have
To find out which type of graphics card is compatible with your computer you will need to know the specific specifications on your computer. Your local electronics store's salesperson can help you find a match for your computer.
A graphics card that fits into an internal slot on the motherboard. A basic graphics card is usually in a standard computer. A gaming computer will have a much more powerful graphics card, even one cooled by its own fan.
If you do not have a graphics card, you will be unable to receive visual output from the computer.
regardless of the motherboard and the graphics card type, installing a graphics card is standard. You need to find the pci express 16 slot on the motherboard. It should be the largest of the pci slots, and if you cant find them, you shouldn't be fiddling around inside your computer! Take out the metal cover on the case so it fits, and slot the card in until it clicks into place. Then start up the computer and install the graphics driver off the CD
Step 1. Find out what graphics card you have.
If you didn't alerday rip of the stickers look at them. ..T_T..
A processor of a computer does not interfere or limit to which kind of graphics card you can add. To find out which kinds of graphics card you can add, you need to open up your computer and find a x16 pci express slot. To find the slot you have to look around your motherboard to find a spot where it says x16 pc-express slot. If you have this slot, you should be able to add a graphics card. P.S. There are other factors to consider when adding a graphics card. For more information read below (related links).
graphics card
Basically, the graphics card controls the pixels (colour and resolution) which allows coloured images - characters and graphics - to appear on the computer's monitor.
Your graphics card helps you see the information you are putting in your computer. Your graphics card also helps you watch videos online.