Identifying Your Graphics Card

SketchUp is a graphics-heavy program. Knowing your graphics card can help you troubleshoot odd visual behaviors or recommend a good-performing card to other users. The easiest way to find your graphics card is to run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool:

1. Click Start .
2. On the Start menu, click Run .
3. In the Open box, type "dxdiag" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK .
4. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens. Click the Display tab.
5. On the Display tab, information about your graphics card is shown in the Device section. You can see the name of your card, as well as how much video memory it has.

If you're experiencing odd visual behavior in SketchUp, our Blurring/distorted images article may help you understand and resolve the problem.