How to Find Out What Graphics Card You Have

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In this article you will learn how to find out what type of graphics card you have in your computer without opening your tower. These instructions are for those using Windows XP.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1

Click on "Start".

Step2

Within the "start" menu click on "Run". Run can typically be found on the right beneath "Search".

Step3

Once you have clicked on "Run" a small window will appear. Inside of the box in the small window type in "dxdiag". Be sure to type in dxdiag without using quotation marks. Once you have typed in "dxdiag" click on "OK".

Step4

The DirectX Diagnostic Tools window will open now. At the top of this window there will be quite a few tabs. Click on the "Display" tab.

Step5

Within the Display tab you will see information about your graphics card directly under "Device".

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JL1543 said

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on 1/28/2008 You're quite welcome. I am glad that you found it so easy to read.

ClaudiaBlanton said

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on 1/28/2008 I like your nice and easy discribtion on this subject! For an computer-illiterate person, this article helped.
Thank you
Claudia
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