1. Nvidia Serial Number Lookup
2. Nvidia Graphics Card Serial Number
3. Nvidia Serial Number Check

To find your graphics adapter: 1. Open up the DOS command prompt by pressing the Win key+R, type cmd into the search box and press Enter. You can find what graphics card your computer has using the Device Manager on a PC, or the 'About This Mac' menu on a Mac. If you need the card's serial number, or a more specific product. The Nvidia GPU s a processor that is licensed to various graphics card manufacturers. I would imagine that you could trace the processor to a range of graphics cards. The individual processor serial code probably can be traced by the graphics card manufacturer. But I doubt that is available to you. I contacted Nvidia via chat-support on this subject, and unfortunately the official answer to your question is no: the only way to get the serial number of the graphics card is, it will be written on the graphics card hardware or the box of purchase.

Field explanations. The fields in the table listed below describe the following: Model – The marketing name for the processor, assigned by Nvidia.; Launch – Date of release for the processor.; Code name – The internal engineering codename for the processor (typically designated by an NVXY name and later GXY where X is the series number and Y is the.

Bigger is always better, right? When it comes to your graphics card, this isn’t always the case. Both AMD and NVIDIA use easily marketable combinations of letters and numbers to identify their GPUs, but this does not mean that the numbers are easy to understand. This article will explain the subtle nuances in the names of performance graphics cards.

Generally, larger numbers denote better performance. Within a generation of graphics cards this is easy to understand. It is obvious that the GTX 780 will perform better than the GTX 760, and that the R9 280X is faster than the R9 270. But how does the GTX 680 compare to the GTX 760? And the HD 6950 to the HD 7790? At first glance the performance of these two cards might not be easily discernible.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA’s card names look like this:

GT 610, GT 620, GT 630, GT 640, GTX 650, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650 Ti Boost, GTX 660, GTX 660 Ti. All of these are part of the 600-series, since they start with 6. The 500-series cards would look quite similar, but start with 5: GT 520, GTX 560, GTX 560 Ti, and so on.

The first thing to notice is that some are “GT” cards, and some are “GTX”. The “GT” label is for lower-end cards, which are not meant to handle powerful games, but are more suited for office work and light graphics. GTX cards are more powerful, and aimed generally at gaming-oriented machines.

The first number (i.e. the 7 in GTX 760) denotes the generation of cards it belongs to, and can be used as a very general performance indicator. The 700-series cards are one generation newer than 600-series cards, two generations newer than 500 series cards, and so on. (Update: with the release of the 900-series cards, NVIDIA decided to skip naming any generation as the 800-series. So, you’re not crazy, there are no 800-series NVIDIA cards.)

The second number in the name (i.e. the 6 in GTX 760) indicates the performance level of the card. In this case, the “60” means it is classified as a mid-range graphics card. There are several levels of performance within each family of cards: 700-735 cards are considered low-end or mainstream cards, and will not perform well in demanding 3D applications. Cards in the 740-765 range are performance cards and are well-suited for comfortable frame rates at 1080p resolution. Enthusiast-class cards are the 770 cards and beyond, meant for high FPS and multiple monitors.

The “Ti” cards are a bit more powerful than the non-Ti cards with the same number. So a GTX 750 Ti is more powerful than a GTX 750. NVIDIA sometimes has a “Boost” edition as well: There is a GTX 650, and GTX 650 Ti, and a GTX 650 Ti Boost. The “Boost” version is more powerful than the non-“Boost” card with the same number.

So, is the GTX 680 faster than the GTX 760? The answer is yes, but only slightly. The 680 is a previous generation card and has more raw performance than the 760 (faster clock rates, more shaders, texture mapping units, and SMX units) however, this performance comes at the cost of higher thermal design power and power consumption compared to the newer GTX 760. If you wanted to overclock the 760, you could end up with a card roughly on par with the GTX 680 for significantly less money.

AMD

Until their latest generation of cards, AMD used a name scheme similar to the one NVIDI uses. They were named HD XXXX, where the first X represented the generation, and the next three described the relative performance of the card within that generation. So the 5000-series were named HD 5770, HD 5850, HD 5870. The 6000-series had HD 6850, HD 6870, HD 6950, HD 6970. For those old cards, the comparison was easy: As long as the cards were from the same series (5000, 6000 or 7000), then the higher numbered card was more powerful.

AMD’s new cards, on the other hand, are a whole different world. With their latest generation of cards, AMD adopted a new and very unique naming scheme. They follow the RN NNN(X) convention where the first N represents the overall performance level, and the next three Ns indicate varying degrees of power within that range of cards. An X at the end of the number refers to higher clock speeds, or a more powerful version of the card (R9 280 vs R9 280X)

At the time of writing, AMD’s new cards are R5 2XX, R7 2XX, or R9 2XX. The R5/R7/R9 are meant to help distinguish the target market, while the “2” means that all of these cards are from AMD’s 200-series. AMD’s next series will likely be called the 300-series, and will probably have card names that look like R5 3XX, R7 3XX, and R9 3XX.

R5-series cards are meant to be entry-level cards not used for gaming. They range from the R5 210 to the R5 235X. The mid-level cards span quite a distance, from the R7 240 (which is a relatively weak card) to the R7 265 which is a decent budget graphics card. The next series of cards can be subdivided into two categories. The R9 270 through R9 280X cards are high end units, capable of good FPS at 1080p resolution on medium to high settings. The R9 290 cards and beyond are meant for enthusiasts with a large amount of memory and plenty of raw horsepower.

The newest AMD cards aren’t easily comparable to previous generations which followed the HD XXXX naming scheme, which is similar to the one NVIDIA currently uses. Also, comparing cards across the different manufacturers requires a closer look at the raw specs to get the best idea of performance differences. Try and look for reviews from reputable reviewers to see how the card you intend to purchase compares to the competition.

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Whether you're looking to upgrade or are curious about your computer's specifications, you may want to know what video card, or GPU, is in the computer. Some PCs have integrated graphics, and some have a video card. In either case, the instructions below help you determine and view the graphics device powering your computer's video output. To proceed, choose your preferred method from the list below, or read all of the sections and proceed from there.

To determine how much video memory the video card has, see: How much memory does my video card have?

Device Manager

One of the quickest ways to see what type of graphics processor is in your Windows computer is through the Windows Device Manager.

1. Press the Windows key, type Device Manager, and then press Enter.
2. In the window that appears, expand the Display adapters section.

3. The GPU is listed under the Display adapters section. For example, the picture above shows a Radeon RX 580 Series video card is installed in the computer. In this example, only the model of the video card is listed. You'd have to know that Radeon is a brand of the ATI company.

Third-party program

There are many third-party programs that detect the video card in your computer. We recommend installing and using the CAM program by following the steps below.

1. Open an Internet browser and go to the CAM page.
2. In the middle of the screen, click the button.
3. Once the download has finished, install it from your browser and open the program.

4. You will see a window open that looks like the image below.

5. From here, you can see which GPU your computer has in the middle section of the main screen. For example, the picture above shows a Radeon RX 580 Series video card, or GPU, is installed in the computer. In this example, only the model of the video card is listed. You'd have to know that Radeon is a brand of the ATI company.

Using a third-party program such as CAM not only allows you to identify the video card but also measure important settings. As shown in the picture, the video card temperature, load, clock speed, and fan speed are also seen.

OEM lookup

If you have an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) computer (e.g., Dell, Hewlett Packard, etc.), locate the serial number or service tag number, and then look it up on the manufacturer's website.

At boot or POST

Some computers may display the video card or chipset during the POST. Try rebooting the computer and as it is booting up, press the 'Pause / Break' key to temporarily halt the computer's boot process and read the text on the screen. If you are unfamiliar with video card manufacturers or chipsets, write down some of the company names you see and search our video card drivers section for that company.

Open the computer

Unplug everything from the back of the computer, open the case, and look for any visual identification printed on the video card or motherboard. Many times you can find the manufacturer's name, model number, serial number, or other unique information that identifies the video card or video chipset you have. The picture below is an example of an older AGP video card (newer computers use PCIe).

If your video card is on the motherboard, you can find the motherboard video chipset by identifying the motherboard make and model and reading the motherboard documentation.

FCC identification number

If you cannot locate a manufacturer or model number of the video card, but you see an FCC identification number, we recommend performing a search using it. Additional information about FCC numbers and how to search for information about them is on our FCC definition.

Debug routine (older computers)

New versions of Windows no longer include the debug command. If you are running Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10, this recommendation will not work.

1. At the C:> prompt, type the following command.

3. At the - prompt, type the following command:

4. After typing the command above, several lines of text similar to the following text appear.

The example dump above gives you enough information to determine the make and the year of the video card. On line four in the above dump, you can see the make of this video card, which is nVIDIA TNT. If you were to search online, you would find that nVIDIA TNT is the Riva TNT graphics card chipset (VGA). In our example, line five is the video card version, and line six is the Copyright, which is the year the graphics card was manufactured.

5. If you cannot capture any information that sounds like the video card, you can also type the following:

Nvidia Serial Number Lookup

This command gives you a dump similar to the example above. However, it may have additional information about the video card.

If the video card is onboard, you may get the motherboard name or chipset. If you have an onboard video card, get the video drivers for your chipset manufacturer. The video chipset drivers are available through the motherboard manufacturer.

6. When you are ready to exit the debug prompt, type quit and press Enter to exit back to the MS-DOS prompt. If you want to close the MS-DOS window, type exit and press Enter.

Nvidia Graphics Card Serial Number

Additional information

Nvidia Serial Number Check

• See our video card definition for further information and related links.