偶尔对您的GPU(GPU)（图形(Graphics) 处理单元(Processing Unit)）进行压力测试以了解它的性能非常重要，但您需要好的软件。Furmark是一款适用于Windows平台的强化GPU 压力测试工具。(GPU stress test tool)它也是一个OpenGL 基准测试工具(OpenGL benchmarking tool)。在我们继续Furmark之前，首先让我们谈谈GPU是什么以及为什么它需要压力测试。
什么是GPU（图形(Graphics) 处理单元(Processing Unit)）
有没有想过如何处理您在计算机上看到的图像或视频？它是在显卡的帮助下实现的。也称为视频卡或显示卡，图形卡从CPU接收电子信号并将其转换为与显示器兼容的图像。它的核心是GPU（图形(Graphics) 处理单元(Processing Unit)），它负责所有主要计算以及所有计算机中无所不在的内容。
对于需要长时间密集使用的计算机，例如游戏、工程、数据分析等，需要显卡。由于大多数人将计算机用于每项基本任务，因此预装在主板或(GPU)CPU对他们来说做得很好，这是正确的。但对于那些确实安装了专用显卡的人来说，确定您可以将其扩展到的极限是很重要的。这就是压力测试发挥作用的地方。
Furmark – GPU 压力测试工具
压力测试是一种应用程序，可让您将GPU推到可能会出现崩溃风险的程度。这允许最大限度地利用设备的计算能力；处理最复杂的数据，同时试图让温度达到屋顶。压力测试的目的是确定您的GPU可以在不崩溃的情况下运行的点。压力测试有助于确保在GPU(GPU)的正常日常使用过程中不会造成任何伤害。现在，如果您确实想让您的GPU通过这样的压力测试，我的建议是Furmark。
Furmark是一种轻量级、易于使用的GPU压力测试，在过去 5 年中一直是标准选择。一个人不选择它是完全可以理解的，因为压力测试很有可能使您的计算机硬件崩溃，Furmark允许您在受控环境中监控视频卡的性能。
如何使用弗马克？
您需要做的第一件事是关闭您在计算机上打开的所有其他内容，因为这可能会妨碍 Furmark 对 GPU 性能的合理判断。如果您想测试您计算机上安装的所有显卡，您可以勾选全屏(Fullscreen)框，否则，窗口模式将仅呈现您的主显卡（在本例中为Intel UHD Graphics 620）的结果。
您可以从这里(from here.)下载 Furmark 。
Furmark 安全吗？
人们对Furmark有顾虑是公平的。您可能会发现自己想知道让您的GPU通过这个是否值得，因为大多数人不会使用他们的计算机到会对其内部造成损害的程度。但是在安全协议下使用Furmark是绝对无害的。
如果Furmark在测试期间崩溃，您的显卡可能已经超频，使GPU的温度升高到足以对其造成损坏。其他原因可能是冷却条件不兼容，或者您的显卡对于其中一项测试来说太旧了。
如果您能够在不崩溃的情况下运行此测试 30 分钟，那么您的GPU很可能足以处理您可以扔给它的任何高端游戏或专业软件。
阅读下一篇(Read next)：如何在 Windows中检查 GPU 温度。
Furmark is a GPU Stress Test Tool to test your Graphics Card
It is important to stress test your GPU (Graphics Procеssing Unit) once in a while to know how well it able to perfоrm but you need good software for that. Furmark is an intensive GPU stress test tool for the Windows platform. It’s also an OpenGL benchmarking tool as well. Before we proceed with Furmark, first let’s talk about what a GPU is and why it needs a stress test.
What is a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
Ever wonder how the images or videos you see on your computer are processed? It is made possible with the help of a graphics card. Also known as a video card or a display card, a graphics card receives electronic signals from the CPU and translates them into images compatible with one’s monitor. At the heart of it is a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), which is responsible for all the major computations and what is omnipresent in all computers.
Graphics cards are needed for computers that are put through intensive usage for long hours at a stretch, such as gaming, engineering, data analysis, etc. Since most people use their computers for every elementary task, the GPU pre-installed in their motherboard or CPU does the job just fine for them, and rightly so. But it is important for those who do have a dedicated graphics card installed to identify the limits you can stretch it out to. This is where a stress test comes into play.
Furmark – GPU Stress Test Tool
A stress test is an application that allows you to push your GPU to a point so far that it may run the risk of crashing. This allows the maximum utilization of a device’s computing powers; processing the most complicated data while trying to make the temperature reach through the roof. The purpose of a stress test is to identify just the point to which your GPU can run without crashing. A stress test helps ensure that no harm is caused during the normal, day-to-day usage of a GPU. now, if you do want to put your GPU through one such stress test, my recommendation would be Furmark.
Furmark is a lightweight, easy-to-use GPU stress test that has been the standard choice for the past 5 years. It is perfectly understandable for a person not to opt for one since a stress test runs a high chance of crashing your computer’s hardware, Furmark allows you to monitor your video card’s performance in a controlled environment.
How to use Furmark?
The first thing you need to do is close everything else you have open on your computer, because that may hinder Furmark’s sound judgment of your GPU’s performance. In case you want to test all the graphics cards you have installed on your computer, you can tick on the Fullscreen box, otherwise, the windowed mode will only render results for your primary graphics card (in this case the Intel UHD Graphics 620).
You can download Furmark from here.
Is Furmark safe?
It’s fair for people to have their concerns about Furmark. You might find yourself wondering if putting your GPU through this is worth it since most people don’t use their computers to the extent that would render damage to its internals. But using Furmark under secure protocols is absolutely harmless.
If Furmark crashes during the test, your graphics card might have overclocked, rising the temperature of your GPU high enough to cause damage to it. Other reasons can be incompatible cooling conditions, or your graphics card just being too old for one of these tests.
If you are able to run this test for 30 minutes without crashing, chances are, your GPU is good enough to handle any high-end game or professional software you could throw at it.
Read next: How to check the GPU Temperature in Windows.
