Quick GPU Check Rendering
A 30-second health check using the 3D scene. Fast answer to "is my GPU doing roughly what it should?"
Quick GPU Check
This canvas shows the animated graphics workload used to stress the GPU. It is decorative; results are listed in the metrics below.
- FPS
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- 1% LOW
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- FRAME TIME
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- SCORE
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- TIME
- 0:00
- LOAD
- –
- ERRORS
- 0
Before you start
GPU stress tests can significantly increase GPU load, temperature, power draw and fan speed.
Stop the test if your system becomes unstable, overheats, crashes or behaves unexpectedly. Do not run extreme tests on hardware with known cooling problems. This website cannot guarantee hardware safety.
This is a deliberately punishing test. It can push your GPU to its thermal and power limits for minutes.
- Laptops: plug in the charger and make sure the vents are clear.
- Make sure your GPU is cooled properly. Do not run this with known fan or cooling problems.
- Save your work and close other important tabs. A weak or overheated GPU can make the screen flicker or the graphics driver reset, which may close apps.
- You can stop at any time with the Stop button or the Escape key. The test also stops itself if frames take more than two seconds.
Long run: this test keeps the GPU busy for five minutes or more, so your computer will get warm. Laptops should be plugged in. You can stop at any time with the Stop button.
A 30-second health check using the 3D scene. Fast answer to "is my GPU doing roughly what it should?"
About this test
A 30-second health check built on the 3D scene. It answers one question quickly: is this GPU doing roughly what it should? It reports frame rate, frame-time consistency and a short verdict.
It is too short to expose slow heat build-up, and it does not read temperatures. For that, use the Thermal Throttle or Endurance tests.
How to read the results
Watch the average FPS for how much work the GPU finished, and the 1% and 0.1% lows for stutter. The SMG Verdict after the run scores power, steadiness, endurance, pacing and spike control from 0 to 100 and gives a tier from S to D. The class score removes intensity and resolution so runs at different settings share one scale; about 2,000 is a steady 60 FPS.
This run also saves a class score, which unlocks the Game FPS estimator and your trends.
Frequently asked questions
Is thirty seconds enough?
For a first look, yes. It catches software rendering, a wrong GPU being used and obvious instability, but not slow thermal throttling.
What should I do if the score looks low?
Open the GPU info tool to check you are not on a software renderer, plug in a laptop and use the high-performance GPU, then run it again.
Does it save my result?
Only in your browser, so you can compare later in My Results.
What next if it passes?
Run the Thermal Throttle Test for a longer view of how the GPU behaves as it heats up.
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