{"id":16589,"date":"2024-03-15T13:15:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-gpu-model-in-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:13:47","slug":"how-to-check-the-gpu-model-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-gpu-model-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check the GPU model in Ubuntu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To check the GPU model on Ubuntu, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Display a list of all PCI devices in the system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    lspci | grep -i vga\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This will display all the graphics card device information, including the GPU model.<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. List hardware – show<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo lshw -C display\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      This will display detailed information about all display devices, including the GPU model.<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. “nvidia system management interface”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        nvidia-smi\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        This command will show the model and other detailed information of the NVIDIA GPU.<\/p>\n
          \n
        1. Can you provide me with the information from glxinfo?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          glxinfo | grep \"OpenGL renderer\"<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          This will display information about the OpenGL renderer, including the GPU model and manufacturer.<\/p>\n
          Please note that these commands may require installation of the corresponding software packages to run correctly. If the commands cannot be found or result in an error, please try installing the necessary software packages using the sudo apt install command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          To check the GPU model on Ubuntu, you can use the following command: Display a list of all PCI devices in the system. lspci | grep -i vga This will display all the graphics card device information, including the GPU model. List hardware – show sudo lshw -C display This will display detailed information about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[453,1402,299,1404,1403],"class_list":["post-16589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-development","tag-guide","tag-programming","tag-technology","tag-tutorial"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to check the GPU model in Ubuntu? - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about how to check the gpu model in ubuntu?. 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