A well-known developer of graphics accelerators and software - Nvidia regularly releases new generations of graphics cards. Literally every year, presentations are held in which company representatives talk about new products. Episode 9, Episode 10, and now Episode 20 - how to figure them out if you don't follow this segment? This article describes how to find out the Nvidia product series that is installed on your computer.
device Manager
The first and easiest way to determine a series and a specific model of a video card is to use standard operating system tools. To do this, you will need the help of the well-known Device Manager application on Windows 10. You can open it as follows:
- enter the name in the search bar on the taskbar / Start menu (depending on the version of Windows);
- go to the properties of the computer, and then select "Device Manager" in the left pane;
- open the Run window using the Win + R key combination and enter the devmgmt.msc command.
After that, a program will start to help you learn the Nvidia product series. Pay attention to the "Video Adapters" section. If you open it, all the video cards (internal or external) that are currently connected to a personal computer will appear in the directory. This applies to both desktop PCs and Windows portable devices.
Here you will see the full name of the video card: company, series, specific model. For example, the screenshot shows the Nvidia GeForce 9 Series video card, and the model shows the GTX 960.
If your central processor has a built-in graphics core (for example, Intel HD Graphics), then it will also be displayed in the "Video Adapters" section. But this item has nothing to do with the Nvidia graphics card and works separately.
Third-party software
If you follow the technical condition of the computer, then in this case you can use third-party software, for example, the GPU-Z utility. It can be downloaded for free and run without installation. The Graphics Card tab will display all the necessary information regarding the video card. The series and model are displayed in the Name line.
This information can also be obtained from other programs designed to collect data about the system. For example, one of the popular utilities for this purpose is AIDA.
Official utility
You can also find out the Nvidia product series using a proprietary application. In addition to information about the installed graphics card, the program independently monitors updates for drivers and optimizes installed games based on the power of the graphics accelerator. You can download the GeForce Experience on the official website along with the driver package.
Install the utility and run it. When you first turn on the program, it will download the necessary updates, and you will need to authorize using your account. You can use a Google account.
Open the settings section by clicking on the gear icon (located near the nickname of your account). Pay attention to the "My system" block: here is a brief information about the video card, driver version, central processor, amount of RAM and monitor.
This article describes how to find out the Nvidia product series. The instruction includes standard and third-party methods, as well as the official software of the company. GeForce Experience constantly monitors updates and automatically installs them.