Keeping an eye on the temperature of your graphics card gives you tons of insight into its overall health and performance levels. Cooler temperatures indicate that your GPU is working well within your setup. However, unusually high temperatures indicate that something is wrong with your GPU or your PC in general. There's the possibility that your desktop PC case doesn't have enough airflow, or one (or more) of your GPU fans has stopped spinning, or it could be something else entirely. While PC components generate heat (especially the GPU), too much heat can cause irreparable damage. Keeping your GPU temperatures in check is therefore always a wise move.
How to Check GPU Temperature on Windows 11
No matter what graphics card you have, expensive or not, monitoring its temperatures from time to time is a good way to check if everything is in order. That said, here are several ways to check GPU temperatures on your desktop PC.
Windows Task Manager gives you an easy reading of your current GPU temperature. Nothing fancy, but it does the job. Here's how to check GPU temps with Task Manager:
The fastest (and perhaps the easiest) method to launch the Task Manager is to press the Ctrl, Shift, and Esc keys on your keyboard at the same time. Alternatively, you can take the old-fashioned approach by pressing the Ctrl, Alt and Del keys at the same time and selecting "Task Manager" from the options.
