The GPU does not appear in Task Manager
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Anonymous user -
Hello,
I assembled a machine and installed Windows 10 x64. The problem is that the GPU or graphics card
does not appear in the Windows Task Manager.
However, the card is indeed detected in the device manager.
Some research suggested updating the drivers by directly downloading them from the
manufacturer.
I have therefore performed all the updates proposed by Windows Updates and even
installed the driver offered on the website of the graphics card manufacturer for Windows 10 x64, yet
the problem persists.
I also tried with another Nvidia GeForce GT210 graphics card, and the same issue occurs.
On other machines running Windows 10 x64, the GPU does appear in the task manager.
Thank you for your help.
Guillaume
5 réponses
Good evening,
Are you currently using the graphics card and not the processor? However, that's an old machine you've got there, I don't know if it's related.
As for the processor, the AMD tool to automatically update the video driver doesn't work on old graphics cards, you need to manually download the driver which should be under Catalyst Control Center back in the day and not Radeon Software today.
0 precedes 1 in computing, in other words: 0=1, 1=2
Good evening!
I strongly believe that it's the processor being used. How can I be sure? I'm not an expert in Windows, I left it behind many years ago in favor of Linux. :-P
I downloaded the driver from the Nvidia website (I put my GeForce 210 1GB back in). The card still doesn't appear in the task manager, but it is indeed recognized by the Windows Device Manager as well as by the Nvidia software.
I also performed a restart.
Thank you,
Guillaume
"I strongly believe that it is the processor that is being used. How can I be sure?"
By having the screen connected to the motherboard with the graphics card disconnected, it should normally be visible in the device manager or dxdiag.
"I downloaded the driver from the Nvidia website (I put my GeForce 210 1GB back in). The card still does not appear in the task manager, but it is indeed recognized by the Windows device manager as well as by the Nvidia software."
Connected the screen where, once again?
Hello,
Sorry for the delay.
I exported the details from the Display tab for you. I put the link to the file instead of copying and pasting the info and overloading the conversation. ;-)
At first glance, everything seems to be normal. The card is even visible.
The reason I want to have it in the task manager is that I would like to confirm that the video recordings are being encoded by the card and not by the processor.
Thank you,
Guillaume
The problem probably comes from Windows, by the way, it’s in English for you, are you Québécois?
For encoding, it’s more complex than that; it depends on the CUDA technologies built into your 210 as well as the software used. With HandBrake (open source), for example, you need to choose the NVenc codec to use NVIDIA cards for H265 encoding.
Hello,
A reinstall of Windows 10 could be a possible avenue, however I don't know if it will change anything considering that Windows has been freshly installed specifically for the new purpose of this machine. It's not as if this installation had been used before for other purposes and that Windows would be full of errors.
And to answer the question of why Windows is in English here, it's a matter of consistency when it comes to searching for solutions to error messages on the internet, for example. Also, since English is the universal language of business, it makes everything easier. ;-)
Guillaume