Computer graphics card, is the key equipment for graphical operation of the computer, if the computer lacks a graphics card, it can only be operated through the command line, the early computer is in the form of the command line, no graphics card is needed, but only professionals can use it.
With the advent of graphical operating systems, the requirements for graphics card performance are getting higher and higher. The graphics card performance launched by graphics card manufacturers is also getting stronger and stronger, and at the same time, in order to optimize the performance of the graphics card, new versions of graphics card drivers will be continuously introduced, on the one hand, to fix bugs, on the other hand, to give the graphics card a better experience.
So, how do you know which version of your computer's graphics driver you have? There are three main methods:
Through Windows Device Manager, you can query various information about the computer hardware, and the specific operations are as follows:
1. Through the desktop: Start - Settings, enter the "Windows Settings" page, and then click "System";
2. Click on About - Device Manager;
3. Find "Display Adapter" in Device Manager, you can see the graphics card in the current computer, many of which are now applicable to Intel's integrated graphics card, and other independent graphics cards.
4. Double-click the graphics card model, and in the pop-up property box, click "Driver" to see the driver version of the current graphics card.
You can also query through the driver management software, there are many driver management software on the market, such as the old software driver wizard, which can be very convenient and quick to query the version number of the graphics card driver.
If you don't want to install the driver management software separately, you can use the tool software to view, such as Kingsoft Poison has integrated the driver management function, the specific operation is as follows:
1. Start the software and click on the "Drive Management" function;
2. Wait for the driver scan to complete;
3. The data behind the graphics card is the current driver version number.
As you know, after the graphics card driver version is good, you can choose whether to upgrade it or not according to your needs.