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GPU-Z

TechPowerUp GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to provide information about video cards and GPUs. The program displays the specifications of Graphics Processing Unit and its memory; also displays temperature, core frequency, memory frequency, GPU load and fan speeds.

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GPU-Z
DeveloperTechPowerUp
Stable release
2.69.01 Edit this on Wikidata / 13 February 2026 (13 February 2026)
Operating systemWindows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Edit this at Wikidata

TechPowerUp GPU-Z (or just GPU-Z) is a lightweight utility designed to provide information about video cards and GPUs.2 The program displays the specifications of Graphics Processing Unit (often shortened to GPU) and its memory; also displays temperature, core frequency, memory frequency, GPU load and fan speeds.3

Features

This program allows to view the following information of the video card:

TechPowerUp

TechPowerUp is also the developer of the GPU-Z.567 It also produces PC hardware, particularly graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs).8 Founded in 20049, it provides hardware reviews, benchmarking analysis, industry news, and maintains a GPU specifications database.101112

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "v2.69.0 (February 13th, 2026)". 13 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. TechPowerUp GPU-Z
  3. Andrews, Jean (2016-01-19). A+ Guide to Hardware. Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781305446434.
  4. Gear, Gavin (August 1, 2013). "Monitor Your GPU on Windows with GPU-Z by TechPowerUp". Windows Experience Blog. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. Mason, Damien. "GPU-Z can now detect fake Nvidia-based graphics cards". KitGuru. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. "GPU-Z version 2.12.0 flags up fake Nvidia GPUs". HEXUS. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. Abrams, Lawrence. "GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  8. Blog, Windows Experience (1 August 2013). "Monitor Your GPU on Windows with GPU-Z by TechPowerUp". Windows Experience Blog. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  9. "TechPowerUp - 2025 Company Profile - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  10. Hanindhito, Bagus; Fathi, Arash; Gourounas, Dimitrios; Trenev, Dimitar; Gerstlauer, Andreas; John, Lizy K (16 December 2025). "Technology trends in computing hardware and their impacts on high-performance scientific computing Part I: General-purpose processors and hardware accelerators". The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications. p. 10943420251348799. doi:10.1177/10943420251348799. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  11. published, Paul Lilly (15 October 2018). "GPU-Z will now tell you if the Nvidia graphics card you bought is a fake". PC Gamer. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  12. Mott, Nathaniel (16 October 2018). "GPU-Z Can Now Sniff Out Fake Nvidia Graphics Cards". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
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