显卡(Graphics)已成为当今计算机的重要组成部分。如果您拥有健康的显卡(Graphics)，您将享受更好的游戏和工作站性能以及高分辨率显示器。例如，您的显卡将推动屏幕上的所有像素，并在您在游戏中需要它们时将帧扔回。但是，有时您可能会在系统中遇到糟糕的显卡症状，例如蓝屏、死屏等。本文将告诉您您的显卡是否正在死机。如果是这样，请按照本指南中提供的解决方案进行修复。
如何判断你的显卡是否快死了(How to Tell If Your Graphics Card is Dying)
如果您小心使用图形处理单元(Unit)或GPU ，它可能会持续数十年，但如果出现任何电气或内部故障，它可能会损坏。(GPU)即使在购买的最初几周内，这种情况也可能发生。但是，您可以通过一些不良的显卡症状来判断您的显卡是否正在死机。以下是在 Windows PC 上检查GPU运行状况的方法：(GPU)
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蓝屏：(Blue Screens: )当玩游戏时出现蓝屏中断，则死机显卡是罪魁祸首。
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冻结屏幕：(Frozen Screen: )当您的屏幕在游戏中冻结时，或者通常情况下，可能是由于显卡损坏。
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延迟和卡顿：如果您在游戏和应用程序中遇到卡顿和卡顿， (Lag & Stuttering: )GPU故障是主要原因。注意：由于与(Note:)RAM、驱动程序、显卡、存储、未优化的游戏设置或损坏的文件相关的问题，也可能出现上述症状。
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Artifacts & Bizarre Lines：如何判断你的显卡是否死机的答案在于屏幕上的伪影和奇怪的线条。最初(Initially)，屏幕上会出现小点，然后它们可能会发展成奇怪的图案。这些图案和线条也可能由于灰尘堆积、超频或过热等原因而出现。
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不寻常的颜色模式：(Unusual Color Patterns: )所有屏幕故障，如不同的颜色模式、不良的图形设置、颜色不准确等，都表明您的GPU健康状况不佳。当您的显示器出现故障、电缆损坏或系统存在错误时，通常会发生这些故障。但是，如果您在不同的游戏或程序中遇到此问题，即使在您重新启动系统后，也可能是显卡故障的症状。
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风扇噪音：(Noise of Fan: )每个GPU都有其冷却风扇，以保持系统冷却并补偿热量产生。因此(Hence)，当您的系统处于负载状态或长时间使用它时，风扇的速度和噪音会变得更高。这可能意味着显卡的故障。注意：(Note:)确保您的 PC 没有过热，因为它也可能导致风扇发出很大的噪音。
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游戏崩溃：计算机中的(Game Crash: )GPU故障可能导致游戏文件损坏或损坏。确保更新显卡和游戏以修复此问题或重新安装与GPU相关的游戏。
现在，您知道如何判断您的显卡是否正在死机，让我们转向解决方案来解决这个问题。
方法一：解决硬件相关问题(Method 1: Resolve Hardware Related Issues)
可能存在各种与硬件相关的问题，这些问题可能会导致显卡出现不良症状。因此(Hence)，立即检查和解决这些问题很重要。
1. 检查硬件是否有损坏，(damage in hardware)例如弯曲的芯片、损坏的刀片等，如果发现任何损坏，请进行专业维修。(go for professional repair)
注意：(Note:)如果您的显卡(Graphics Card)在保修期内，您甚至可以为更换(warranty for the replacement)显卡申请保修。
2.尝试连接(Try connecting a) 不同的显示器(different monitor)，检查是否是系统问题。
3.更换你的显卡( Change your video card)，确保故障是由于GPU造成的。
4.确保电线没有损坏(Ensure the wires are not damaged)并处于最佳状态。此外，如果需要，请用新电缆更换旧的或损坏的电缆。
5. 同样，确保所有电缆连接器都处于良好状态并与电缆紧密固定。(ensure that all cable connectors are in good condition and are tightly held up with the cable.)
方法 2：确保显卡正确就位(Method 2: Ensure Graphics Card is Properly Seated)
确保(Make)您的图形视频卡没有松动连接并且正确就位。灰尘(Dust)和棉绒会积聚在连接器中，并可能损坏连接器。
1.从连接器上卸下显卡(Unmount your Graphics Card)并用压缩空气清洁器清洁连接器。(clean the connector)
2. 现在，再次小心地将(place the) 显卡(graphics card)插入连接器。
3. 如果您的显卡需要电源，请为其提供充足的电源(provide adequate power to it)。
另请阅读：(Also read:) 修复 Windows 10 上未检测到显卡(Fix Graphics Card Not Detected on Windows 10)
方法 3：冷却过热的 GPU(Method 3: Cool Down Overheated GPU)
过度过热也可能会缩短GPU的使用寿命。如果系统在高温下持续使用，显卡可能会被烧毁。它通常发生在系统加热到最高温度并且风扇以最高转速旋转时。然而，系统无法自行冷却。因此，GPU会产生更多热量，从而导致热节流(Thermal Throttling)(Thermal Throttling)。这个问题不仅会损坏您的显卡，还会损坏您的系统。它还因不同品牌而异，并取决于制造台式机/笔记本电脑时使用的组件。许多戴尔笔记本电脑用户在(Dell)戴尔社区论坛上(Dell community forum)报告了这个问题。
1.在长时间工作之间休息一下你的电脑。(Rest your computer)
2. 取出卡并检查是否有损坏或灰尘堆积(check for damage or dust accumulation)。
3. 始终确保保持系统凉爽并保持(maintain) 适当的通风(proper ventilation)。
4.当系统过热时，让系统闲置一段时间。(Leave the system idle)
5.如果系统的气流电缆或风扇损坏，请更换(Replace) 冷却系统。(the cooling system,)
方法四：保持干净的氛围(Method 4: Maintain Clean Ambience)
不干净的环境也可能导致显卡性能不佳，因为灰尘堆积会阻塞计算机的通风。例如，如果风扇周围有灰尘或凝块，那么您的系统将无法正常通风。这将导致系统过热。因此，系统的高温可能会损坏所有内部组件，包括图形卡，如上所述。
1. 如果您使用的是笔记本电脑，请清洁其通风口(clean its vents)并确保有足够的空间进行适当的通风(enough space for proper ventilation)。
2.Avoid placing your desktop/laptop on a soft surface枕头等柔软表面上。这将使系统沉入表面并阻碍空气流通。
3.使用压缩空气清洁器(Use compressed air cleaner)清洁系统中的通风口。小心不要损坏其中的任何内部组件。
另请阅读：(Also read:) 在 Windows 10 中检查显卡的 3 种方法(3 Ways to Check Your Graphics Card in Windows 10)
方法 5：更新显卡驱动程序(Method 5: Update Graphics Drivers)
如果您面临显卡不良症状，则应更新您的GPU驱动程序。如果您系统中的当前驱动程序不兼容或过时，那么您将面临此类问题。因此，请更新您的显卡驱动程序以保持GPU的健康，如下所示：
1.从Windows 搜索(Windows search)栏中启动 设备管理器，如图所示。(Device Manager)
2. 双击 显示适配器(Display adapters)将其展开。
3. 现在，右键单击您的视频卡驱动程序(your video card driver) 并选择更新驱动程序，(Update driver, )如图所示。
4. 接下来，单击自动搜索驱动程序(Search Automatically for drivers )以在您的 PC 上安装更新的驱动程序。
5A。如果驱动程序未更新，驱动程序将更新(update)到最新版本。
5B。如果它们已经处于更新阶段，将显示以下屏幕。(following screen)
6. 单击关闭(Close )退出窗口并重新启动您的 PC。
方法 6：回滚图形驱动程序(Method 6: Roll Back Graphics Drivers )
如果即使在驱动程序更新后仍遇到问题，请回滚驱动程序以解决问题。回滚过程将删除您的Windows 10系统中安装的当前驱动(rollback process will delete the current driver)程序，并将其替换为之前的版本。此过程应消除驱动程序中的任何错误，并可能解决上述问题。
1. 按照方法 5(Method 5)中的说明，导航到Device Manager > Display Adapters。
2. 右键单击驱动程序(driver)并单击属性(Properties)，如图所示。
3. 在这里，切换到驱动程序选项卡(Driver tab)并选择回滚驱动程序(Roll Back Driver)，如图所示。
4. 单击确定(OK)以应用此更改。
5. 最后，在确认提示中单击“是”并(Yes)重新启动(restart) 您的 PC(your PC)以使回滚生效。
注意(Note)：如果您的系统中“回滚驱动程序(Roll Back Driver)”选项显示为灰色，则表示您的系统没有任何预安装的驱动程序文件或原始驱动程序文件丢失。在这种情况下，请尝试本文中讨论的替代方法。
另请阅读：(Also Read: )在 Windows 10 中更新图形驱动程序的 4 种方法(4 Ways to Update Graphics Drivers in Windows 10)
方法 7：重新安装显示驱动程序(Method 7: Reinstall Display Drivers )
如果更新驱动程序和回滚驱动程序无法解决问题，您可以卸载GPU驱动程序并重新安装它们。按照下面提到的步骤来实现相同的：
1. 启动设备管理器并使用(Device Manager )方法 5(Method 5)中提到的步骤展开显示适配器(Display adapters )。
2. 现在，右键单击驱动程序( driver )并选择卸载设备，(Uninstall device, )如下所示。
3. 现在，选中标题为“删除此设备的驱动程序软件”的框，然后单击“(Delete the driver software for this device)卸载(Uninstall)”确认提示。
4.在您的PC上找到并下载与(Download )Windows版本对应的驱动程序。
注意：(Note:)例如Intel、AMD或NVIDIA。
5. 双击下载的文件(downloaded file)并按照屏幕上的说明进行安装。
6. 最后，重启(restart) 你的电脑(your PC)。
方法八：压力测试
(Method 8: Stress Testing
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如果您仍然找不到如何判断您的显卡是否正在死机或解决显卡问题的解决方案的答案，那么请尝试对您的GPU单元进行压力测试。使用第三方GPU基准测试工具并确定您的图形处理单元(Processing Unit)出了什么问题。阅读我们关于如何在 Windows PC 上运行计算机性能基准测试的教程(How to Run Computer Performance Benchmark Test on Windows PC)
方法九：更换死机显卡(Method 9: Replace Dying Graphics Card)
如果您面临显卡不良症状，并且本文中提到的方法均不适合您，则意味着您的显卡无法修复。因此(Hence)，请尝试用全新的GPU单元替换您的 GPU 单元。(GPU)
受到推崇的(Recommended)
我们希望知道您学会了如何(how to) 借助不良显卡症状来判断您的显卡是否正在死机。(tell if your graphics card is dying)让我们知道哪种方法对您的帮助最大。此外，如果您对本文有任何疑问/建议，请随时将它们放在评论部分。
How to Tell If Your Graphics Card is Dying
Graphics card has become an еssential part оf computers today. If you have a healthy Graphics card, you will enjoy better gaming and workѕtation perfоrmance along with a high-resolution diѕplay. For inѕtance, yоur graphics card will push all the pixels on the screen and throw back the frames when you need them in a game. However, at times you may face bad graphics card sуmptoms, such as blue screen, frozen screen, etc. in your system. This article will tell if your graphics card is dying or not. If so, follow the solutions provided іn this gυide to fix the same.
How to Tell If Your Graphics Card is Dying
If you use your Graphics Processing Unit or GPU with intense care, it may last for decades, but if there are any electrical or internal failures, it might get damaged. That can happen even, within the first few weeks of purchase. Yet, there are a few bad graphics card symptoms through which you can tell if your graphics card is dying or not. Here’s how to check GPU health on your Windows PC:
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Blue Screens: When there is a blue screen interruption while playing games, then a dying graphics card is the culprit.
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Frozen Screen: When your screen freezes in a game, or generally, it might be due to a damaged graphics card.
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Lag & Stuttering: A faulty GPU is the primary reason if you face lag and stuttering in games and apps. Note: The above-mentioned symptoms might also occur due to issues related to RAM, drivers, video cards, storage, non-optimized game settings, or corrupt files.
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Artifacts & Bizarre Lines: The answer to how to tell if your graphics card is dying lies in artifacts and bizarre lines on your screen. Initially, small dots appear on the screen and then, they might develop into strange patterns. These patterns and lines may also occur due to reasons like dust accumulation, overclocking, or overheating.
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Unusual Color Patterns: All screen glitches like different color patterns, poor graphic settings, color inaccuracy, etc., indicate the poor health of your GPU. These glitches often occur when you have a faulty monitor, a broken cable, or bugs in the system. However, if you face this problem in different games or programs, even after the reboot of your system, then it is a bad graphics card symptom.
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Noise of Fan: Every GPU has its cooling fan to keep the system cool and compensate for heat generation. Hence, when your system is under load or when you have been using it for a prolonged period of time, the speed and noise of the fan get higher. It may imply the failure of the graphics card. Note: Ensure that your PC is not overheated as it may also cause loud noise of the fan.
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Game Crash: There might be corrupt or damaged game files due to GPU failure in the computer. Ensure to update the graphics card as well as the game to fix this issue or reinstall the game with relevance to the GPU.
Now, that you know how to tell if your graphics card is dying or, not, let us move to the solutions to fix the same.
Method 1: Resolve Hardware Related Issues
There can be various hardware-related issues that can lead to bad graphics card symptoms. Hence, it is important to check and solve these problems immediately.
1. Check for any damage in hardware like a bent chip, broken blades, etc, and go for professional repair in case you find any.
Note: If your Graphics Card is under warranty, you may even claim the warranty for the replacement of your Graphics Card.
2. Try connecting a different monitor to check whether the issue is due to the system.
3. Change your video card to ensure that the glitches are due to GPU.
4. Ensure the wires are not damaged and are in optimum condition. Also, replace the old or damaged cable with a new one, if required.
5. Likewise, ensure that all cable connectors are in good condition and are tightly held up with the cable.
Method 2: Ensure Graphics Card is Properly Seated
Make sure that your graphics video card is not loosely connected and is seated correctly. Dust and lint can accumulate in the connector and potentially, damage it.
1. Unmount your Graphics Card from the connector and clean the connector with a compressed air cleaner.
2. Now, again place the graphics card into the connector carefully.
3. If your graphics card requires a power supply, provide adequate power to it.
Also read: Fix Graphics Card Not Detected on Windows 10
Method 3: Cool Down Overheated GPU
Excessive overheating might also contribute to the reduction in lifespan of the GPU. The graphics card might get fried if the system is used constantly at high temperatures. It usually happens when the system is heated to the maximum temperature, and the fans are spinning with the highest RPM. Yet, the system is not able to cool itself down. As a result, GPU produces more heat which leads to Thermal Throttling. This problem will not only wear down your graphics card but also your system. It also varies across different brands and depends on the components used in the manufacturing of your desktop/laptop. Many users of Dell laptops reported this issue in the Dell community forum.
1. Rest your computer in between long working hours.
2. Remove the card and check for damage or dust accumulation.
3. Always ensure to keep your system cool and maintain proper ventilation.
4. Leave the system idle for some time when it is subjected to overheating.
5. Replace the cooling system, if your system has damaged air flow cables or fans.
Method 4: Maintain Clean Ambience
Unclean surroundings might also contribute to the poor performance of your graphics card since the accumulation of dust will block the ventilation to the computer. For instance, if there is dust or clot around the fan, then your system will not be properly ventilated. This will lead to overheating of the system. Consequently, the high temperature of the system will possibly, damage all the internal components, including the graphics card, as explained above.
1. If you are using a laptop, clean its vents and ensure enough space for proper ventilation.
2. Avoid placing your desktop/laptop on a soft surface like pillows. This will make the system sink into the surface and block the air ventilation.
3. Use compressed air cleaner to clean the vents in your system. Be careful not to damage any internal components in it.
Also read: 3 Ways to Check Your Graphics Card in Windows 10
Method 5: Update Graphics Drivers
If you are facing bad graphics card symptoms then, you should update your GPU drivers. If the current drivers in your system are incompatible or outdated, then you will face such issues. Therefore, update your graphic card drivers to maintain the health of your GPU, as follows:
1. Launch Device Manager from the Windows search bar, as shown.
2. Double-click on Display adapters to expand it.
3. Now, right-click on your video card driver and select Update driver, as depicted.
4. Next, click on Search Automatically for drivers to install the updated driver on your PC.
5A. The drivers will update to the latest version if they are not updated.
5B. If they are already in an updated stage, the following screen will be displayed.
6. Click on Close to exit the window and restart your PC.
Method 6: Roll Back Graphics Drivers
If you face issues even after the driver update, roll back your driver to fix the problem. The rollback process will delete the current driver installed in your Windows 10 system and replace it with its previous version. This process should eliminate any bugs in the drivers and potentially, fix the said problem.
1. Navigate to Device Manager > Display Adapters, as instructed in Method 5.
2. Right-click on the driver and click on Properties, as depicted.
3. Here, switch to the Driver tab and select Roll Back Driver, as shown.
4. Click on OK to apply this change.
5. Finally, click on Yes in the confirmation prompt and restart your PC for the rollback to take effect.
Note: If the option to Roll Back Driver is greyed out in your system, it indicates that your system does not have any pre-installed driver files or the original driver files are missing. In this case, try alternative methods discussed in this article.
Also Read: 4 Ways to Update Graphics Drivers in Windows 10
Method 7: Reinstall Display Drivers
If updating drivers and roll-back of drivers does not give you a fix, you can uninstall GPU drivers and install them again. Follow the below-mentioned steps to implement the same:
1. Launch the Device Manager and expand Display adapters using the steps mentioned in Method 5.
2. Now, right-click on the driver and select Uninstall device, as highlighted below.
3. Now, check the box titled Delete the driver software for this device and confirm the prompt by clicking Uninstall.
4. Find and Download the drivers corresponding to the Windows version on your PC.
Note: For Example Intel, AMD, or NVIDIA.
5. Double-click on the downloaded file and follow the onscreen instructions to install it.
6. Finally, restart your PC.
Method 8: Stress Testing
If you still cannot find an answer of how to tell if your graphics card is dying or a solution to fix the graphics card problem, then try to stress test your GPU unit. Use a third-party GPU benchmark tool and determine what is wrong with your Graphical Processing Unit. Read our tutorial on How to Run Computer Performance Benchmark Test on Windows PC
Method 9: Replace Dying Graphics Card
If you are facing bad graphics card symptoms and none of the methods mentioned in this article worked for you, then it means that your graphics card is not fixable. Hence, try to replace your GPU unit with a brand new one.
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