GPU-Z
GPU-Z allows you to view data from your graphics card, such as model, video memory and available sensors.
Developer TechPowerUp
Version 2.71.0 · Freeware · Windows
Looking for an alternative to GPU-Z?Compare HWiNFO, HWMonitor, Libre Hardware Monitor.Compare alternativesGPU-Z allows you to view data from your graphics card, such as model, video memory and available sensors. You can track the load and temperature during an app or game.
This is useful if you want to know which GPU is active or need information for support. For computers with multiple graphic chips you have to select the right one. The available sensors vary per map.
Download GPU-Z
Downloads are available for Windows.
Read the right graphical chip
A laptop can have both integrated and separate graphics. In GPU-Z, select the chip you want to examine first. A low clock speed while only looking at the desktop is normally energy-saving behaviour. Compare sensors during the same game or task if you want to assess changes in load, temperature or memory consumption.
Compare GPU-Z with alternatives
For hardware information you can opt for compact identification or a wide list of sensors. Compare which components are recognized and whether you want to log values. A displayed temperature depends on the sensor and does not in itself prove that a component is defective.
| Software | What can it do? | Platform and licence |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-ZYou are viewing this app | You're viewing video card data and sensors from your GPU. You get more graphic detail information than in a general system summary. | WindowsFreeware |
| HWiNFOView this alternative | You investigate hardware and many sensors in an extensive system tool. You can track values and use additional measurement functions depending on the edition. | WindowsFree for personal use |
| HWMonitorView this alternative | You look at temperatures, voltages and fan values in a compact hardware monitor. The available measurements depend on your hardware and sensors. | WindowsFree to use |
| Libre Hardware MonitorView this alternative | You follow supported hardware measurements with an open source monitor. This is useful if you want to view sensors without a wide commercial diagnostic suite. | WindowsOpen source |
Choose an alternative to explore its features, system requirements and download options.
Who is it for?
You can use GPU-Z to check a video card, ask about drivers or research into temperature and load. It is mainly intended to read data. If you want to change or overclock settings, you need other tools and knowledge of the risks.
Getting started
First check the selected GPU and then open the sensors. View measurements during normal use before drawing conclusions from a peak.
Privacy
You can view information locally. The developer describes individual network features, including update control and your started uploads for validation or VBIOS. Check what you send before using such a function. Remove from shared screenshots data that are not required to discuss your graphical configuration.
Good to know
GPU-Z is mainly an information tool. It doesn't fix video problems and not every card provides the same measurement data.
Please note
Creating a BIOS backup is not the same as being able to safely install another BIOS. Do not use that feature as a reason to flash firmware from a similar looking card. In addition, interpret PCIe and clock speeds together with load and energy saving; lower values at rest need not be an error.
Advantages
- You get targeted data about GPU and video memory.
- Sensors help you track changes during use.
- The PCIe control can make it clearer which connection is actually used.
Things to consider
- Measurement values require context and technical interpretation.
- You don't get a complete explanation for a glitch in a game.
- With multiple adapters you need to check which chip you are looking at.
Download GPU-Z
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Provider’s website · www.techpowerup.com
Version history
2.71.0
You can read temperature, clock speeds and PCIe feed on more video cards.
- GeForce RTX 50 cards get a hotspot measurement and information about the warmest memory chip. The tooltip shows temperatures of individual memory chips.
- Additional clock speeds and PCIe throughput have been added for NVIDIA. Some new sensors need to be switched on in the sensor settings yourself.
- The recognition of different NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and Qualcomm chips has been extended. Errors with LPDDR5(X) detection and memory bandwidth have been corrected.
2.70.0
You get safer access to hardware data and recognition of additional graphic chips.
What’s new?
- You use an updated driver that reads GPU-Z hardware. The security of this component has been improved.
- You can read data from Intel Arc Pro B70 and B65, NVIDIA RTX 6000D and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite.
- At the Qualcomm Adreno 741 you can now also see the chip surface. In addition, the manufacturers HKC/Sambada and AWES are recognized.
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Our verdict
GPU-Z is useful when you want to know exactly what graphical chip, amount of video memory and connection configuration your computer reports. You can view specifications and track sensor data. It will help you examine a configuration. It is not a replacement for a performance test in your own apps or an automatic repair of a graphical problem.
The program fits a specific question about the reported video card or its activity. If you want to know why a particular game is failing, put the sensor data next to what that game is doing at the time. Check with multiple adapter laptops which chip you're looking at. A properly identified model is a starting point, not proof that all institutions are optimal.
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