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How to check graphics card on Linux

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Sep 16, 2013

The increasing popularity of Linux and Linux-native gaming platforms such as Steam is bringing mainstream gaming to Linux. If you are a hardcore gamer, you will probably pay great attention to the performance of the graphics card on your system. This tutorial describes how to find information about a video card and video driver used in Linux system.

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