Gpu Serial Number Lookup
I have an Nvidia GPU GTX 470 - Can I get it's serial number with out opening the case?
Where is the serial number for my gpu Latherial Jan 19, 2016, 2:33 PM Where is my graphics card serial number located at on my gpu the gpu is a gtx 960 geforce acx 2.0.
EDITThanks for all the comments: I tried the Device path as well as the WMIC command (which are the same actually)Value returned from the WMIC command
The WMIC (device path is) 2F1C4782 which is translated to: 790382466 (converted to decimal).
My card SN is: 101500021088 - I think this does not get the correct values.
2 Answers
Note: Note that this technique only works if the hardware manufacturer implements it. I can't give a percentage of accuracy, but I would guess the big players would implement it. If it's not implemented, Windows will generate a unique number instead.
Method 1 - Device Manager
Open the Windows Device Manager. Find your video card under Display Adapters. Double-click on it. Under the 'Details' tab, select the 'Device Instance Path' property.
Graphics Card Serial Number
Method 2 - WMI
Using WMI, at the command line, run the following command.
Method 3 - Use a Tool
A program like SIW will grab the PNP Device ID for you, but it won't do the parsing for the serial number.
Parsing It
Looking at the PNPDeviceID value, break it up by '.
- The first piece it the bus type. For me, it is PCI.
- The second section describes the card. There's a vendor code, model number, etc.
- The last section contains a number separated by ampersands. The serial number is the second number in that list, formatted in hex.
I contacted Nvidia via chat-support on this subject, and unfortunately the official answer to your question is no:
the only way to get the serial number of the graphics card is, it will be written on the graphics card hardware or the box of purchase.