$ lspci | grep -i vga lspci | grep -i vga lspci | grep -i vga 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] 09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] 09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] 09:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series] lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|amdgpu|radeon' lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|amdgpu|radeon' lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|amdgpu|radeon' glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install mesa-utils -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install mesa-utils -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install mesa-utils -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S mesa-utils -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S mesa-utils -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S mesa-utils watch -n 1 nvidia-smi watch -n 1 nvidia-smi watch -n 1 nvidia-smi nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu --format=csv -l 1 nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu --format=csv -l 1 nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu --format=csv -l 1 check_gpus.sh check_gpus.sh check_gpus.sh #!/bin/bash echo "=== GPUs Detected ===" lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D" echo -e "\n=== Loaded Drivers ===" lsmod | grep -E "nvidia|amdgpu|radeon" echo -e "\n=== NVIDIA GPU ===" nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv 2>/dev/null || echo "NVIDIA not detected" echo -e "\n=== Rendering GPU ===" glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" 2>/dev/null || echo "glxinfo not available" echo -e "\n=== DRM Devices ===" ls /sys/class/drm | grep card #!/bin/bash echo "=== GPUs Detected ===" lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D" echo -e "\n=== Loaded Drivers ===" lsmod | grep -E "nvidia|amdgpu|radeon" echo -e "\n=== NVIDIA GPU ===" nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv 2>/dev/null || echo "NVIDIA not detected" echo -e "\n=== Rendering GPU ===" glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" 2>/dev/null || echo "glxinfo not available" echo -e "\n=== DRM Devices ===" ls /sys/class/drm | grep card #!/bin/bash echo "=== GPUs Detected ===" lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D" echo -e "\n=== Loaded Drivers ===" lsmod | grep -E "nvidia|amdgpu|radeon" echo -e "\n=== NVIDIA GPU ===" nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv 2>/dev/null || echo "NVIDIA not detected" echo -e "\n=== Rendering GPU ===" glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer" 2>/dev/null || echo "glxinfo not available" echo -e "\n=== DRM Devices ===" ls /sys/class/drm | grep card chmod +x check_gpus.sh chmod +x check_gpus.sh chmod +x check_gpus.sh ./check_gpus.sh ./check_gpus.sh ./check_gpus.sh - laptops with hybrid graphics - desktops with iGPU + dedicated GPU - systems using different driver stacks - detect all GPUs installed in your system - verify that the correct drivers are loaded - identify which GPU is rendering your desktop - monitor usage for each GPU - automate the entire diagnostic process with a small script - installed drivers (open source vs proprietary) - kernel configuration - which GPU is configured as the primary renderer - monitoring tool capabilities - AMD Vega (integrated) — Ryzen 5 5600G - NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti (dedicated) - press g to toggle GPU views - press 5 / 6 / 7 for specific GPU panels - configure via F2 → Options → CPU box → Show GPU info - GPU utilization - memory usage - running processes - detected GPUs - active drivers - rendering GPU - NVIDIA -weight: 500;">status - DRM device nodes - verify hardware detection - confirm driver loading - identify which GPU renders your desktop - monitor GPU usage in real time - automate diagnostics with a small script