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Can't find my GPU model?

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Participants rustyraven34Larry Ortiz5Nancy Hayes75Joshua Garcia3shadowlynx102Jack James65
rustyraven34 rustyraven34 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2014
#1 ·
So, here's the deal... about a year ago, I had to take my PC into the repair shop because my graphics card finally kicked the bucket. While it was there, they swapped in a newer, beefier card and just went ahead and reinstalled Windows for me.
But today, I decided to wipe Windows myself because the whole system started stuttering like crazy... and now I'm stuck. I can't figure out which specific GPU model I actually have so I can grab the right drivers.

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What else can I try? Please, I really need this fixed ASAP. Thanks for any help...
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
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joined May 2020
#2 ·
Honestly, the easiest way to handle this is just to pop the case open and take a quick look at the card itself—that'll tell you right away if it's an Intel or Nvidia setup and which specific model you're running. There should be some kind of model number printed right on the hardware...
rustyraven34 rustyraven34 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2014
#3 ·
Alright, let me go take a look... 👍
Nancy Hayes75 Nancy Hayes75 Newcomer
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joined Oct 2014
#4 ·
I mean, is it even showing up for you in the BIOS or during the POST process?
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
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joined Jun 2008
#5 ·
Open up your Device Manager and take a look under "Graphics cards".
Nancy Hayes75 Nancy Hayes75 Newcomer
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joined Oct 2014
#6 ·
Haha... 🙂
It’s going to be pretty tough for them to spot anything specific since they haven't even installed the drivers yet. They'll probably just see some generic "Standard VGA adapter" or something along those lines in the system settings...
If they happen to have a newer BIOS, they might be able to dig up some more detailed specs there. Honestly, though, I figured they'd just head straight over to the Intel site and run the AutoDetect tool. If that doesn't turn up anything, then they can just jump over to the Nvidia page and deal with it there.
rustyraven34 rustyraven34 NewcomerOP
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#7 ·
It’s just not showing up in the Device Manager, which is why I uploaded those screenshots above... I actually checked the physical graphics card itself and saw what was written there. Thanks, everyone! 👍 👍
shadowlynx102 shadowlynx102 Active Member
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joined Oct 2017
#8 ·
To save you the headache of actually tearing your computer apart, I’d just suggest downloading Everest or Aida; they’ll lay out every single detail for you right on the screen.
rustyraven34 rustyraven34 NewcomerOP
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joined Mar 2014
#9 ·
shadowlynx102 said:To save you the headache of actually tearing your computer apart, I’d just suggest downloading Everest or Aida; they’ll lay out every single detail for you right on the screen.

Prika, take a look at those screenshots I uploaded above. I've already tried running Everest and Speccy, but honestly... they didn't help me one bit.
Jack James65 Jack James65 Member
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joined Jul 2014
#10 ·
It should be listed on your graphics card..
Sometimes it's on the front, but usually, there's a sticker on the back with all the technical specs
On my old rig, for instance, it says:
GTX 275 876mb and so on and so forth...

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