{"id":5655,"date":"2023-02-16T13:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:29:03","slug":"ubuntu-linux-find-out-what-kind-of-video-card-is-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/ubuntu-linux-find-out-what-kind-of-video-card-is-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Linux: Find Out What Kind Of Video Card Is Installed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To find out what kind of video card is installed on your Ubuntu Linux system, you can use the <code>lspci<\/code> command, which lists the PCI devices connected to your system. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a terminal window.<\/li>\n<li>Type the following command and press Enter:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-perl\">lspci -vnn | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">grep<\/span> VGA<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will display information about your video card.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Look for the line that begins with &#8220;VGA compatible controller&#8221;. This line will contain the make and model of your video card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For example, the line might look like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-less\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">VGA<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">compatible<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">controller<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">NVIDIA<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">Corporation<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">GM204<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-attr\">[GeForce GTX 970]<\/span> (rev a1) (prog-if <span class=\"hljs-number\">00<\/span> [VGA controller])<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this example, the video card is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the <code>lspci<\/code> command requires root privileges to run. If you&#8217;re not logged in as the root user, you can run the command with the <code>sudo<\/code> command, like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-perl\">sudo lspci -vnn | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">grep<\/span> VGA<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To find out what kind of video card is installed on your Ubuntu Linux system, you can use the lspci command, which lists the PCI devices connected to your system. Here are the steps: Open a terminal window. 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