When our components start to fail, we have several ways to check where the problem really is before changing them, and thanks to the different tests that we can find on the Internet, we can check whether or not they work as they should. In this case, we are going to present some of the reference that you can use to make a Stress test about your graphics processor, and thus check whether it has optimal performance, or whether, on the contrary, it is time to repair or modify it.
Being one of the most expensive components that can be found in a computer, it is normal that before buying another graphics card we want to verify that the hardware itself really has a malfunction and that it is not caused by other types of problems such as optimization. that they can have the different programs. One of the advantages that we can find in these cases is that there are a large number of free applications that we can use, although it is clear that paid applications like 3D Mark are among the best we can find.
User reference
The first option we can find is an extremely simple application to install and use, and UserBenchmark is a free program that allows us to do quick tests that will show us if our graphics card is working as it should. This benchmark offers us the possibility of doing a complete test, selecting all the components of the computer, but it also allows us to select them one by one, so if we want to check only the graphics, we simply have to select the GPU option and start the test.
In addition to this, it also includes a real-time classification, which will allow us to know, once the test is finished, if our graphics card performs the same, worse or better than that of other people who have a model similar to ours.
Unigine Sky
As a second option, we have Heaven Unigine, a completely free application that allows us to test both the performance and stability of the GPU, offering various additional data such as the temperatures that the graph has had throughout the test. One of the biggest advantages that we are going to find in this program is that it works on all desktop computer platforms, so it does not matter if we have Windows, Linux or macOS, we can use it on any type of PC.
In addition to including a free version, it also has a more complete paid version, but it is not really necessary if we take into account that the data that the free version shows us in most cases is sufficient.
Furmark GPU Stress
As a third option we can find Furmark, which unlike the one we have seen only works on Windows and Linux (the second version), but is one of the best free applications we can find. It is extremely complete and powerful, being one of the most popular that we can currently find to perform any type of test on our graphics card, and it allows us to know each and every data that our GPU displays in real time , without too many complications and above all, without paying absolutely anything.
