Many of us have encountered a problem when there seems to be a good video card on the computer, and your favorite game still hangs. We will understand why a similar situation arises, as well as how to find out what drivers are on the video card. Often the cause of a freezing computer is uninstalled, incorrectly installed, or outdated video drivers.
Why is it impossible without a video driver?
Do you use a desktop computer or laptop - it doesn’t matter. But after each reinstallation of Windows, you will need to install drivers, including on the video card. You can install them, like any other necessary software for equipment, as follows:
- downloading from the manufacturer’s official website;
- Using a special program with a driver package.
The last installation method may not always correctly determine which video card is installed, and the driver, as a rule, installs the wrong one. This can lead to the fact that the computer or laptop will not show the desired performance in games, the screen resolution will be incorrect. If you nevertheless performed the installation using the similar method, we recommend updating it or reinstalling it.
Next, we will consider in more detail options for how to find out what drivers are on the video card.
We learn the model of the video adapter and the driver version in the device manager
Having entered the computer control, you can always find out what the video card is on your laptop or personal computer, and also check which driver is on the video card. How to do it:
- Launch Computer Management.
- Go to the "Device Manager".
- We open the line "Video Adapters".
- Right-click on the video card in the list that opens.
- In the drop-down menu, click on "Properties".
- We select the tab with the driver and look at the information on the supplier, version, release date.
In many cases, after installing Windows, a line with video adapters will display a value with a standard or basic graphics adapter, which does not correspond to the installed element. To find out which video card is installed, you need to look at the equipment ID in the device manager in the properties. On it, in the search engine, find the model of the video adapter and download the appropriate driver.
How to find out what drivers are on the video card using system information
You can also find out the version of your driver using the DirectX diagnostic tool, including the version of the very set of graphic elements developed by Microsoft. Note that without the updated DirectX, many games will simply not work correctly on your personal computer.
To find out which version of DirectX is installed, you need to do a few simple steps:
- Run the command line.
- In the pop-up window, type dxdiag and click OK.
- In the DirectX diagnostic tools that open , go to the "Screen" tab, where all the information about your video adapter will be displayed - manufacturer, model, driver version and release date.
If the diagnostic tool did not start from the command line, it will be necessary to find it in the Windows system folder and open it as administrator.
So, now to find out which drivers are on the video card using the DirectX device manager and diagnostic tools will not be problematic for you.