How to monitor GPU Temperature from Task Manager in Windows 10. Keeping an eye on your GPU temperature is essential to avoid overheating and potential hardware damage. In this video, we'll show you how to monitor it using Task Manager in Windows 10. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. Why monitor GPU temperature? Your GPU handles the brunt of graphics intensive tasks. Overheating can cause lag crashes, or even permanent damage. That's why monitoring your GPU temperature regularly is so important, especially if you're rendering videos or running heavy workloads. How to monitor GPU temperature using Task Manager. If you're using Windows 10 version 18,963 or later and have a dedicated GPU that supports WDDM 2.4 or higher, you're in luck. Task Manager makes monitoring easy. Here's how Open Task manager by pressing control plus shift, plus escape, or right clicking the task bar and selecting task manager. Go to the performance tab and scroll down the left sidebar to find your GPU. Click on it and on the right you'll see the current temperature displayed in degrees Celsius near the bottom. What's a good GPU temperature? Understanding what these numbers mean helps 30 to 50 degrees Celsius is normal. When idle 60 to 85 degrees Celsius is still normal under load though this can vary by GPU model and anything above 90 degrees Celsius may indicate overheating and performance throttling Troubleshooting tips. If GPU temperature isn't showing in Task Manager, try the following actions. Update Windows to version 1909 or later. Update your GPU drivers check WDDM support. Press win plus R type DX DAG and hit enter. Go to the display tab and look under driver model, which should be WDDM 2.4 or higher managing high GPU temperatures. Lastly, if your computer's running hot, here's what you can do. Close GPU heavy background apps in Task manager, clean your PC case. Dust buildup is a common culprit. Improve airflow and avoid overclocking unless you're actively managing temps. Adjust fan curves with third party tools if available. Lower in-game graphic settings to reduce GPU strain in the end. Monitoring GPU temperature can save you from big headaches down the road. Keep an eye on those numbers to help your system stay cool and stable. For more information, check out our official blog post on monitoring GPU Temperature linked in the description below. Be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this.