Q.& A.: Checking a PC's Graphics Card - NYTimes.com

Q.

How can I tell how much memory I have for graphics and video on my Windows 7 PC?

A.

You can check out the video card your computer uses by going to the Start menu to Control Panel, selecting Appearance and Personalization and clicking on ?Adjust screen resolution.? If you want a quicker way to get the same Control Panel, just right-click on the Windows desktop and select Screen Resolution.

Once you land in the Screen Resolution box, click the link for Advanced Settings. When the Advanced Settings box appears, click the Adapter tab to see more information about your computer?s video card, including the make, model and the amount of available memory it has.

Some desktop computers ? especially those designed for gaming and other video-intensive activities ? may have a dedicated or ?discrete? video card installed inside the machine. Laptops and more modest desktop machines tend to use integrated graphics processors built into the computer?s motherboard that typically share some of the overall system memory.

Upgrading a laptop?s graphics card is difficult (if not impossible) depending on the model and the motherboard, but many desktop computers can be upgraded. Microsoft has a guide to upgrading a graphics card in a Windows 7 computer that outlines the process.

Source: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/qa-checking-a-pcs-graphics-card/

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