Note: Note that this technique only works if the hardware manufacturer implements it. I can't give a percentage of accuracy, but I would guess the big players would implement it. If it's not implemented, Windows will generate a unique number instead.

Method 1 - Device Manager Open the Windows Device Manager. Find your video card under Display Adapters. Double-click on it.

Under the 'Details' tab, select the 'Device Instance Path' property. Method 2 - WMI Using WMI, at the command line, run the following command. Wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Description,PNPDeviceID Method 3 - Use a Tool A program like SIW will grab the PNP Device ID for you, but it won't do the parsing for the serial number. Parsing It Looking at the PNPDeviceID value, break it up by ' '. The first piece it the bus type.

For me, it is PCI. The second section describes the card. There's a vendor code, model number, etc. The last section contains a number separated by ampersands. The serial number is the second number in that list, formatted in hex.

Apr 12, 2018 - FAQ ID # 57270 - Where can I locate the serial number and part number of my EVGA product? FAQ ID # 57270 Last Update: 2017/10/17. GPU Serial Number Is there a way to get the serial number of the NVIDIA cards without having to open the chassis of my machine? We have several NVIDIA card models and have to do an inventory of all GPUs.

Understanding Video Card Model Numbers Modified on: Wed, 12 Jul, 2017 at 11:11 AM The two major video card manufacturers are ATI / AMD and NVIDIA. They both have their own model schemes that you can use to help determine what video card to purchase. ATI / AMD RADEON HD: ATI / AMD uses a four digit system. The first number is the series ranging from 2 - 7.

The next is the performance band within that segment. Two thru Four (2 - 4) being the lowest performance and nine (9) being the Highest performance. The next two numbers determines performance within each band. Zero (00-50) being lowest performance and (90) the highest performance. The 6450 is the is the lowest performing graphics card in the 6000 series.

The 6700 series cards are considered the mid range card in the 6000 series and anything above the 6770 is considered a high performance card. You can find a list of ATI / AMD graphics cards on their. Example: The ATI 4770, 5770 and AMD 6770 will perform pretty much the same. The newer model will usually have the ability to accommodate newer technology that was not available in the older version. Performance Examples: Low Performance: Radeon HD 6450, 7450 Mid Performance: Radeon HD 6770, 7770 High Performance: Radeon HD 6850, 7850 Ultra Performance: Radeon HD 6950, 7950 NVIDA GEFORCE: NVIDIA currently uses a three number model structure, but used to use a similar structure to the ATI / AMD cards. Like the ATI / AMD cards the first number is the series. The next number ranges from 1 being the lowest performance in that series to 9 being the highest performance in that series.