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--- ubuntu:gpu:get_what_gpu_model_is_currently_being_used [2023/06/25 09:40] – created peter
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 ====== Ubuntu - GPU - Get what GPU Model is currently being used ======
+Check what graphics driver is being used by the system and what graphics card model is part of the system hardware.
+  * This can help determine if a newer driver version needs to be installed, and which model to download the driver for.
+----
+===== Using lspci =====
+<code bash>
+sudo lspci -nn | grep -E 'VGA|Display'
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+c:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX] [1002:744c] (rev c8)
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** This shows that an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX GPU is being used.
+  * This also shows that this is an AMD product.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Using lshw =====
+<code bash>
+sudo lshw -c video
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+  *-display
+       description: VGA compatible controller
+       product: Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX]
+       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
+       physical id: 0
+       bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0
+       logical name: /dev/fb0
+       version: c8
+       width: 64 bits
+       clock: 33MHz
+       capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
+       configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 mode=3440x1440 resolution=3440,1440 visual=truecolor xres=3440 yres=1440
+       resources: iomemory:f00-eff iomemory:f80-f7f irq:129 memory:f000000000-f7ffffffff memory:f800000000-f80fffffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:fcb00000-fcbfffff memory:fcc00000-fcc1ffff
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** The **product** line near the top show this an Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX GPU.
+  * The **vendor** line shows this is an AMD product.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Using Mesa utils =====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install mesa-utils
+glxinfo -B
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+name of display: :0
+display: :0  screen: 0
+direct rendering: Yes
+Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
+    Vendor: AMD (0x1002)
+    Device: Radeon RX 7900 XTX (gfx1100, LLVM 15.0.3, DRM 3.48, 5.19.0-43-generic) (0x744c)
+    Version: 22.3.0
+    Accelerated: yes
+    Video memory: 24576MB
+    Unified memory: no
+    Preferred profile: core (0x1)
+    Max core profile version: 4.6
+    Max compat profile version: 4.6
+    Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
+    Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
+Memory info (GL_ATI_meminfo):
+    VBO free memory - total: 23563 MB, largest block: 23563 MB
+    VBO free aux. memory - total: 32037 MB, largest block: 32037 MB
+    Texture free memory - total: 23563 MB, largest block: 23563 MB
+    Texture free aux. memory - total: 32037 MB, largest block: 32037 MB
+    Renderbuffer free memory - total: 23563 MB, largest block: 23563 MB
+    Renderbuffer free aux. memory - total: 32037 MB, largest block: 32037 MB
+Memory info (GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info):
+    Dedicated video memory: 24576 MB
+    Total available memory: 56690 MB
+    Currently available dedicated video memory: 23563 MB
+OpenGL vendor string: AMD
+OpenGL renderer string: Radeon RX 7900 XTX (gfx1100, LLVM 15.0.3, DRM 3.48, 5.19.0-43-generic)
+OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.3.0-devel
+OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60
+OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
+OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
+OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.3.0-devel
+OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
+OpenGL context flags: (none)
+OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
+OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 22.3.0-devel
+OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** The **Device** line near the top show this an Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX GPU.
+  * The **Vendor** line shows this is an AMD product.
+</WRAP>
+----