Graphics Capability Browser

Hardware components dictate the functionality of your machine, but it’s also up to drivers to gather and deliver the proper info sets. Windows provides a general list of computer specs to analyze, but there are different specialized applications like Graphics Capability Browser which can also create detailed reports.

Key Features

• Ready for immediate use without setup


• Portable and lightweight


• Generates detailed reports


• No registry alterations

Running the application almost instantly brings up the window with all relevant details regarding your PC. Although the view space is pretty tight, a report is automatically created in the source folder under a plain text file. Details are grouped according to components, shown in an expandable tree list.

Unfortunately, the application hasn’t received any updates in quite some time, with a main requirement for functionality being DirectX 9, but modern Windows iterations come with updated editions of DirectX so there’s no problem of running into any compatibility issues. Moreover, the scan process isn’t really affected by the lack of updates, and relevant info is shown anyway.

Technical Specifications

• CPU info


• DirectX (up to version 9)


• OpenGL details


• Memory information


• Windows version

General info fields refer to CPU, DirectX info, but only up to version 9, OpenGL, Memory, and general Windows details. As mentioned, a report is generated, bundling all details, which can count as quite a lot, and there’s no option to select which details to export.

All things considered, we can state that Graphics Capability Browser might be a little outdated, but it can surely provide at least the surface details you’re looking for. It comes in a lightweight package which requires no installation, and a report is created containing all details, so a one-time run is enough.