Graphics card or Onboard graphics chip

[anonprivate]

Hello,

Is there a command that I can use to see if my pc has a graphics card, or if the graphics are managed by an onboard chip?

Thanks

[jglen490]

In a terminal, you can enter the

inxi -Fxz

command to list your system in an organized manner. You can also look at the back of a desktop unit to see where your video cable is attached, and determine which is active (on-board or video card). There are other ways,too, that users look at to determine their system setup and its active components.

[Snowhog]

The Dell Dimension E 520 contains an integrated Intel® Graphics MediaAccelerator X3000 (Intel® GMA X3000) PCI Express for video.

[anonprivate]

The Dell Dimension E 520 contains an integrated Intel® Graphics MediaAccelerator X3000 (Intel® GMA X3000) PCI Express for video.

According to the command given by jglen490
Card: NVIDIA G72 [GeForce 7300 LE] bus-ID: 01:00.0
It looks like the graphics are managed by a card

[jglen490]

There are four PCI/PCIe slots on the motherboard. One is a PCIex16 which is usually where a video card would install. I believe that NVIDIA card is installed there and is showing up in the inxi list. it's an O.K. card, kind of like the one I have in my desktop box. It works well with the Nouveau driver and with one of the nvidia-3xx drivers. I'm not at my home desk right now and I don't remember exactly which one.

[GreyGeek]

The 7300 LE is in the legacy maintenance state and the latest driver supporting it is the nvidia-304
You can install it using
sudo apt install nvidia-304 nvidia-304-dev

It will install the 304.137 driver which is in the repository.

[jglen490]

Zactly!! Thanks GG ...

[anonprivate]

The 7300 LE is in the legacy maintenance state and the latest driver supporting it is the nvidia-304
You can install it using
sudo apt install nvidia-304 nvidia-304-dev

It will install the 304.137 driver which is in the repository.

This is probably a stupid question.

But, everything is working all-right - from the graphics perspective.

So, why would I want to install the latest driver?

It might be a disaster

[GreyGeek]

This is probably a stupid question.

But, everything is working all-right - from the graphics perspective.

So, why would I want to install the latest driver?

It might be a disaster

Well, since you asked, perhaps your OP might have suggested it:

Is there a command that I can use to see if my pc has a graphics card, or if the graphics are managed by an onboard chip?

That question implies that you didn't know if your Dell had a graphics card or not, or if it was being used.

A general rule of thumb is that if it isn't broke then don't fix it!

[jglen490]

The Graphics section on the inxi -Fxz will show what is being used.

john@John-Desktop:~/Desktop$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: John-Desktop Kernel: 4.4.0-112-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
          Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.8 (Qt 5.6.1) Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   System: Gigabyte product: N/A
          Mobo: Gigabyte model: B150M-D3H-CF v: x.x Bios: American Megatrends v: F5 date: 11/02/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium G4400 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
          flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 13248
          clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 2854 MHz 2: 853 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] bus-ID: 01:00.0
          Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
          Resolution: 1600x900@60.00hz
          GLX Renderer: GeForce 9800 GT/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.104 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
          Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-112-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
          IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
          Card-2: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
          driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 001-024
          IF: wlx74da38de3bed state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 330.1GB (28.8% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3802110A size: 80.0GB
          ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2500JB size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12G used: 7.5G (67%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
          ID-2: /home size: 59G used: 15G (26%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
          ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.95GB used: 0.08GB (3%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:70C
          Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 212 Uptime: 24 days Memory: 3524.0/8038.9MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
          Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

[anonprivate]

The Graphics section on the inxi -Fxz will show what is being used.

john@John-Desktop:~/Desktop$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: John-Desktop Kernel: 4.4.0-112-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
         Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.8 (Qt 5.6.1) Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   System: Gigabyte product: N/A
         Mobo: Gigabyte model: B150M-D3H-CF v: x.x Bios: American Megatrends v: F5 date: 11/02/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium G4400 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
         flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 13248
         clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 2854 MHz 2: 853 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] bus-ID: 01:00.0
         Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
         Resolution: 1600x900@60.00hz
         GLX Renderer: GeForce 9800 GT/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.104 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
         Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-112-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
         IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
         Card-2: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
         driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 001-024
         IF: wlx74da38de3bed state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 330.1GB (28.8% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3802110A size: 80.0GB
         ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2500JB size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12G used: 7.5G (67%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
         ID-2: /home size: 59G used: 15G (26%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
         ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.95GB used: 0.08GB (3%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:70C
         Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 212 Uptime: 24 days Memory: 3524.0/8038.9MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
         Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

Is there a difference between a graphics card and a video card?

[anonprivate]

Well, since you asked, perhaps your OP might have suggested it:

That question implies that you didn't know if your Dell had a graphics card or not, or if it was being used.

A general rule of thumb is that if it isn't broke then don't fix it!

I have to type at least six characters to write OP?

[GreyGeek]

The terms “graphics card” and “video card” are interchangeable


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[jglen490]

I have to type at least six characters to write OP?

Your original post (OP) was a correct question, it was also informative, and led to a solution. Not to worry.

[anonprivate]

The terms “graphics card” and “video card” are interchangeable

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Thank you

Regards