GPU-Z Update Improves Startup, Adds Detection for More Sandy Bridge GPUs

Posted 07/01/2011 at 10:40am | by Paul Lilly

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In the latest issue of Maximum PC (August 2011, or Volume 16 No. 8), we highlight GPU-Z on page 54 as one of "49 Lil' Apps" that can be downloaded for free and are less than 3MB in size. It's our go-to utility for knowing almost everything there is to know about our system's graphics chip, including clockspeeds, die size, and even its release date, and it works with both AMD and Nvidia GPUs. Since going to print, TechPowerUp released a new version -- GPU-Z 0.5.4 -- with a barrel full of new features and fixes.

TechPowerUp promises a "considerably improved startup time on ATI cards," and it's faster on Nvidia as well. In addition to faster loads, the new version adds detection for more Intel Sandy Bridge GPUs, variants of GT 220 and GTS 450 cards, faked cards based on GTS 250, 9600 GT, and NV41M, and a bunch of other GPUs.

GPU-Z 0.5.4 also includes improved rendering on high DPI screens, fixed ROP count reading on AMD Radeon HD 6790 cards, fixed OpenCL detection on some Nvidia drivers, and memory size reading support for AMD Fusion GPUs, to name just a few.

You can view a full list of changes and download the latest version with or without an Asus ROG skin here.