Your video card's name and chipset will be identified in this panel. When you're finished, click Exit to close the panel. Programs that run performance or diagnostic tests must properly identify the hardware they're testing.
Many benchmarking and diagnostic programs are available on the web, and most of them should identify the video card somewhere in the results they produce. Many graphics-intensive computer games have video card requirements. Commonly, these games will run diagnostic tests in their setup or configuration routines that clearly identify the video card.
Many games even offer a free demo that you can download and use to perform this test. However, like some of the methods above, this method is subject to inaccuracies from misinstalled or incorrect drivers. Some manufacturers provide pages or small programs that attempt to determine the current hardware configuration of your computer.
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Discontinued Products. Show all Show less. Need more help? Give Feedback. Some users may not opt for Vista's power even if they have a high-end PC with the requisite graphics engine. Vista's power hungriness represents a shift in Microsoft's approach compared to when the company launched Windows XP, and before that, Windows 95, which was introduced more than 10 years ago.
Both operating systems offered a range of more graphics-oriented user interfaces compared to their predecessors, but they did not require significantly more processing and graphics computing power.
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