How do I find out the model of my graphics card?
I would like to know the model of my graphics card. I think it may be an ATI, but I want to be sure!
I have Ubuntu 11.10 (32 bit) and an Asus A6 VA laptop.
Open up "Terminal", and type: lspci | grep VGA
There, you'll find your GPU card's model.
For detailed information about your graphics card, usually including its make and model, run:
sudo lshw -C video
This might give the make and model name more often than lspci, but it is not guaranteed to give it (nor is lspci).
sudo lshw -C display is equivalent.
You can run this (either one) without sudo, but you're a little less likely to get as much information. Still, lshw -C video is a reasonable choice if you don't have administrative powers.
If you like, you can parse the output to get just the line with the model name:
sudo lshw -C video | grep product:
Or if you need to extract just the name (for example, for scripting purposes--but remember there isn't always anything to extract):
sudo lshw -C video | awk -F'product: ' '/product/{print $2}'
(Don't forget the space just after -Fproduct:, before the closing '.)
As an example: on my system, this gives:
M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300]
Sometimes lspci is not enough:
$ lspci -nn |egrep "VGA|Display"
e.g.: you can end up with something like this:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e32] (rev 03)
so then you can try to grep Xorg log:
$ grep -i chipset /var/log/Xorg.0.log
and dmesg
$ dmesg |grep -i agp
- run gnome-control-center (from a terminal, or in the main menu system settings)
- search for 'system' and open "System Info"
- You are done.