TechPowerUp explained

TechPowerUp is an online technology media focused on PC hardware, particularly graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs).^[1] Founded in 2004^[2], it provides hardware reviews, benchmarking analysis, industry news, and maintains a GPU specifications database.^{[3] [4] [5]}

It is also the developer of the utility software GPU-Z, a graphics card information and monitoring tool.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blog . Windows Experience . Monitor Your GPU on Windows with GPU-Z by TechPowerUp . Windows Experience Blog . 20 February 2026 . 1 August 2013.
2. Web site: TechPowerUp - 2025 Company Profile - Tracxn . tracxn.com . 20 February 2026 . en . 16 December 2025.
3. Web site: Hanindhito . Bagus . Fathi . Arash . Gourounas . Dimitrios . Trenev . Dimitar . Gerstlauer . Andreas . John . Lizy K . Technology trends in computing hardware and their impacts on high-performance scientific computing Part I: General-purpose processors and hardware accelerators . The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications . 20 February 2026 . 10943420251348799 . EN . 10.1177/10943420251348799 . 16 December 2025.
4. Web site: published . Paul Lilly . GPU-Z will now tell you if the Nvidia graphics card you bought is a fake . PC Gamer . 20 February 2026 . en . 15 October 2018.
5. Web site: Mott . Nathaniel . GPU-Z Can Now Sniff Out Fake Nvidia Graphics Cards . Tom's Hardware . 20 February 2026 . en . 16 October 2018.
6. Web site: Mason . Damien . GPU-Z can now detect fake Nvidia-based graphics cards . KitGuru . 20 February 2026.
7. Web site: GPU-Z version 2.12.0 flags up fake Nvidia GPUs . HEXUS . 20 February 2026 . 12 October 2018.
8. Web site: Abrams . Lawrence . GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards . BleepingComputer . 20 February 2026 . en-us.