What graphics card do I have?

This page asks your browser which graphics it draws with, and names it. Nothing to install, and nothing you see here is sent anywhere.

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Know the card. Now find out what it delivers.

A browser sees only the graphics it draws with. Bottleneck names every part in the PC — processor, graphics card, memory and the speed it runs at, drives — then measures each one and says which sets the pace, and what is holding it back: memory below its rated speed, a monitor left at 60 Hz, heat. The free version has no time limit and needs no account.

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Three ways to check in Windows 10 and 11

  1. Task Manager. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, choose Performance, then GPU 0 (and GPU 1 if there are two). The card’s name is at the top right, with its memory and current use below.
  2. Settings. Open Settings, System, Display, Advanced display. Under Display information it says which graphics each monitor is connected to — the one that matters for games.
  3. DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Press Windows+R, type dxdiag and press Enter. The Display tab names the card, its maker, its memory and the driver version.

Device Manager lists the same under Display adapters. “Microsoft Basic Display Adapter” there means no graphics driver is installed: install the one from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel before anything else, because without it games run slowly or not at all.

Two graphics: which one is used?

Many PCs have two: graphics built into the processor, and a graphics card. Laptops switch between them, using the built-in one to save power and the card for games, so a browser on a laptop often reports the built-in graphics. That is normal.

On a desktop the rule is simpler: the monitor cable has to go into the graphics card, not the motherboard. Plugged into the motherboard, games run on the built-in graphics and the card sits idle. If this page names Intel UHD or Radeon Graphics on a desktop with a graphics card, check the cable first. It is also one of the things that keep a monitor at the wrong refresh rate: test your refresh rate, or read monitor stuck at 60 Hz.

Is my graphics card good enough?

That depends on the processor beside it and the resolution you play at. The bottleneck calculator says which part sets the pace at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, and CPU and GPU pairings has a page for each common pair. The GPU comparison chart shows where your card ranks among the rest, and which processor suits it. If games run slower than the card should manage, low GPU usage in games goes through the causes.

Questions

Why does my browser name a different card from the one I have?

Usually because it is drawing with the other graphics in the PC (see above). Firefox also names a similar model rather than the exact one, to make browsers harder to tell apart, and Safari says only “Apple GPU”. Chrome and Edge on Windows name the card exactly.

It says SwiftShader or Basic Render Driver. What does that mean?

That the browser is drawing in software, without the graphics card — usually because hardware acceleration is switched off in its settings, or because no graphics driver is installed. Switch acceleration on (Chrome and Edge: Settings, System) and restart the browser.

Is anything about my PC sent to you?

No. The check runs in your browser and the answer stays there; like every page on this site, this one counts only the visit itself (privacy).