# GPU-Z

Application: TechPowerUp

Also called gpuz, gpu-z, techpowerup gpu-z

TechPowerUp, System

Identifies a GPU and its sensors. The process is GPU-Z.exe. It is not a driver and it is not CPU-Z.

## What you need to know

GPU-Z identifies the graphics card. It is not a driver and not CPU-Z.

TechPowerUp GPU-Z names the GPU and shows sensors. Get it from techpowerup.com/gpuz. CPU-Z is CPUID's CPU and RAM tool. A graphics driver is a separate vendor install.

- **What is it?**: A GPU identifier and sensor window

  **Is it a driver?**: No. Install NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel separately

  **Same as CPU-Z?**: No. CPU-Z is CPUID's CPU tool

Feex says

If the GPU name is the question, I would open GPU-Z, not CPU-Z. I would still install the vendor driver from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel. GPU-Z is not that installer.

## What is GPU-Z?

GPU-Z reports graphics adapter identity and sensors. GPU-Z.exe is a single-file tool on many installs. Installing it does not install a driver. CPU-Z is a different vendor.

## If you have never used it

If you need the GPU name, BIOS version, or sensor list, GPU-Z is TechPowerUp's identifier. Download it from techpowerup.com/gpuz. It is not a graphics driver. It is not CPU-Z, which names the processor and RAM.

## What is it used for?

**Read GPU name, VRAM, and BIOS version**

The Graphics Card tab is identity. CPU-Z will not give you this BIOS string.

**Watch sensors**

The Sensors tab shows clocks and temperatures the GPU reports. That is still not a driver package.

**Save a BIOS or a validation screenshot**

Advanced extras live in the window. They do not replace GeForce, AMD, or Intel driver setup.

## Who is it for?

- People buying a used GPU and checking the BIOS
- Anyone told to "post GPU-Z" on a forum
- Users who opened CPU-Z and wondered where the video card went

## Current status

GPU-Z (2007) is a current gpu identifier from TechPowerUp. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/.

## How old is it?

GPU-Z launched in 2007. CPU-Z is older (2000) and from CPUID, not TechPowerUp. Current GPU-Z still tracks new NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs as the vendor adds them.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Installer

Portable exe

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per TechPowerUp's current GPU-Z page |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more.    |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Low

  **GPU demand**: Sensor polling. Not a 3D bench unless you start one elsewhere

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| GPU-Z.exe | GPU identity window |
| --------- | ------------------- |

## Startup components

GPU-Z can minimize to the tray for sensors. That is optional. It is not a driver service.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\GPU-Z\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------ |

## File formats

TXT reports and optional BIOS files

## Common problems

### People think installing GPU-Z updates the driver

It only reads the card. Use the NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel installer for drivers.

### Sensors blank on a very new GPU

Wait for a GPU-Z update, or read HWiNFO. CPU-Z will not fill this gap.

## Getting unstuck

### Download from techpowerup.com/gpuz

A "GPU-Z driver pack" exe is not TechPowerUp. CPU-Z is the other identity tool if you wanted the processor.

### If the GPU tab says unknown, update GPU-Z after a new card launch

The database lags a week sometimes. That is GPU-Z, not a missing CPU-Z tab.

### Install the vendor driver if clocks look stuck at idle

GPU-Z reports what the driver exposes. A basic Microsoft Basic Display Adapter limits the sensors.

## Alternatives

HWiNFO for a wider sensor list. CPU-Z for CPU and RAM. Vendor control panels for actual driver settings.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ ](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ ](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)Vendor support                    |
| Official site | [www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ ](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

GPU-Z reads the installed graphics adapter. It does not add Feex sensors. The GPU and driver supply the values.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[HWiNFO: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/hwinfo)[CPU-Z: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/cpu-z)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [GPU-Z official site ](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)· Vendor product page
- [GPU-Z help ](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)· Vendor support
- [TechPowerUp GPU-Z ](https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-gpu-z/)· Download listing
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: TechPowerUp

  **Category**: GPU identifier

  **Process**: GPU-Z.exe

  **License**: Freeware

  **First released**: 2007

  **Official site**: [techpowerup.com/gpuz](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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