Furmark - Software to test VGA and hardware performance

The video card is one of the main components that determine the performance of the computer, especially for those who specialize in graphics or gaming. Therefore, this is also the top concern of the brothers when buying VGA, especially used VGA. After several seasons of coin ups and downs, the situation of buffalo cards released to the market is extremely large, mixed with real and fake. When buying VGA, it is difficult for us to evaluate the quality and performance of the product through an overview of the outside. Therefore, using software to test the maximum performance of the video card is extremely necessary. One of the relatively accurate software and most widely used by users is Furmark.

What is Furmark?

Furmark can be roughly understood as a graphics card benchmark software. This software will force all hardware to operate at maximum level, including CPU and GPU. Based on the testing process, we can evaluate the performance of the graphics card. In addition, Furmark can simulate many usage situations, power usage to diagnose each specific error, thereby helping users diagnose and provide the most optimal solution. 

Download Furmark for free

Furmark is still free software. You can download Furmark here:

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Main features of Furmak

- Check the stability of the video card.

- Simulate situations encountered by CPU and video card.

- Check the CPU cooling system.

- Configure some computer parameters.

Instructions for using Furmark VGA test software

After downloading and installing Furmark, start the software and we have the main interface as shown below:

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In there :

1. GPU stress test : Test GPU at maximum Full load mode
2. Gpu Benmark : Test GPU scores but at different resolutions.
3. Custom preset : Test GPU score according to your preferences.
4. GPU Shark : Displays detailed information of the graphics card
5. GPU-Z : Run GPU-Z hardware information checking software.

After launching one of the above modes, Furmark will operate with the following interface:

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During the GPU Stress test, you should let the graphics card run continuously for about 20-30 minutes. If there is no blue screen dump or any other error, we can rest assured to use it because this graphics card is still working quite well. However, we also need to pay attention to the temperature of the GPU. The temperature during this test, if maintained at 60-70 degrees, or slightly higher in the range of 80 degrees or less, is the normal operating level. If the temperature is higher, we should immediately stop the test to avoid overheating and burning the GPU. 

If we run Benmark, after completion we will have a score evaluation table of the GPU

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Based on the results of this Furmark score, we can evaluate the power of the graphics card. As the result in the image above, the FPS score achieved by the RX580 card is 73~74 FPS, which is quite good for playing games at full HD resolution. If your FPS score is lower, perhaps your graphics card is quite weak and should be upgraded in the near future. 

Above is the instruction to test VGA with Furmark of Hanoicomputer. Hopefully through this article, Hanoicomputer has helped you get more information to check old VGA before buying for use. If this information is useful, please share it with more people. And if you are really not confident and knowledgeable enough to buy old components, come to Hanoicomputer to buy genuine products, 100% new with long-term warranty with many incentives and attractive prices!

Marvin Fry

Update 16 January 2025