Windows 10 now lets users track GPU performance

[Batu69]

The Windows Task Manager is probably one of the most helpful and also the most used tools in the entire operating system. Surely everyone can recall at least a couple of times when they were in a jam and called on good ol‘Task Manager for help. Some use it to easily manage, set permissions or close running apps. Others however use the app to get quick and effective data regarding the computer parts and their performance.

 

Tracking computer performance might not be a priority or a concern for casual users, but power users often times do this to be more informed on how their PC operates. Knowing more about a computer’s performance levels allows the user to make modifications and push the machine more because it knows its limits and capabilities better.

 

More so, it also helps them keep machines in check and prevent bad situations. For example, keeping up with performance levels in the Task Manager can help a user understand that the processor is a lot more stressed than it should be at a given time, and so they can investigate and fix a potential problem.

GPU tracking is finally here

One of the biggest complaints people have had with the Task Manager is the fact that it didn’t provide GPU tracking. With the other major components tracked, users were always wondering when they would be able to see how their GPUs are performing. Those benefits are finally coming to the GPU with the new Windows 10 update. This change has been spotted in the 16226 build of Windows 10, which falls under the Fall Creators Update segment.

A lot of info

From displaying nothing at all regarding GPU performance, Microsoft is pulling a quick 180 with the Task Manager as now the tool will display a plethora of stats and useful information. There are many categories of information and users can see everything from GPU performance to GPU memory usage and so on.

 

Users can even see the stats for each individual GPU component, which is pretty cool especially for those that are using their GPUs for really intense processes where every last drop of power and how it’s used counts enormously.

Changing to multi-engine

The Task Manager info on the GPU won’t immediately display all information as it will come preloaded in Single engine mode. Users can right click and change the graph properties so that it shows multi-engine instead.

 

That’s one of the things that users will have to get used to once the new update comes out, but it will definitely be worth the slight learning curve. That is especially true when taking into consideration all the new possibilities born from the new GPU tracking feature.

 

Article source

---

Windows Task Manager can now track GPU performance

 

Every Windows user can recall at least one instance where they didn’t know what to do and Windows Task Manager saved the day. One thing that always bugged people out about it, however, is the fact that it didn’t have any GPU performance tracking features.

GPU tracking is finally coming

That’s no longer the case as now Microsoft has finally decided to implement such a feature. The new GPU performance tracking feature is a part of the new Fall Creators Update for Microsoft’s Windows 10 OS and the first glimpses of it can be seen in the Preview build. To be more specific, the feature is part of the Windows 10 Insider 16226 build that is currently being tested on Microsoft’s preview platform.

 

The integration will be seamless as the feature will be available under the Performance section, where users have been able so far to check out CPU performance related information. Microsoft must have wanted to make the wait worthwhile as it went the extra mile with the new GPU tracking capabilities.

 

Now, users are not only able to track GPU performance but also separately track individual parts of the GPU. For those that aren’t savvy enough to know the name of their own GPU, this new feature is extra helpful since it provides that information alongside info about the driver used by the GPU. This can be very useful information and if nothing else, it’s good to have it “just in case”.

Work in progress

As mentioned earlier, these new features are currently being tested on the Insiders Preview build for Windows 10, which means that they are still under development. Things can be added or subtracted until the build releases officially to the public, meaning that there is still plenty of time for the developers to work on and enhance these features.

 

Its Preview status also means that there might be slight errors here and there and obviously some bugs that the team hadn’t gotten a chance to fix yet. All these things are currently under review and part of the crew’s to-do list.

 

Even if it’s arriving with quite a bit of delay, the new GPU tracking function will be most welcomed by Windows 10 users old and new, since it’s such a useful feature to have. Being able to immediately read important information regarding the computer’s GPU and how it’s performing is an important enough feature that would make people wonder why Microsoft hadn’t implemented it earlier.

 

Article source

[Sylence]

Nice, less third party software will be needed