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Ubuntu - GPU - Check which kernel driver is loaded

Using lspci

lspci -k | grep -A 3 -E "(VGA|3D)"

returns:

0c:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 744c (rev c8)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 240e
	Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
	Kernel modules: amdgpu

NOTE: This shows that the kernel driver is amdgpu.

This indicates an AMD GPU.

Using lshw

sudo lshw -c video

returns:

  *-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 resolution=3440,1440
       resources: irq:128 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f01fffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:f7b00000-f7bfffff memory:c0000-dffff

NOTE: This shows that the kernel driver is amdgpu.

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Ubuntu - GPU - Check which kernel driver is loaded

Using lspci

Using lshw