Video Card Stability Test

If you're a gamer and like to play the newest titles, then you've probably wondered more than once how well it will run on your system and how your video card will handle the pressure. Fortunately, Video Card Stability Test is one of the applications that can tell you that by benchmarking your system.

Automatic video card detection

Furthermore, unlike other applications of the same nature, this one is offered free of any charge. And if you've decided to install it, you'll also be prompted by the DirectX update window.
Straight from the beginning, you will be able to see the name of your video card in the title bar and the score of your benchmark. Right under that, the amount of time your video card has been stressed for is displayed.

Full control over the simulation

The application runs a spinning 3D representation of planet Earth in order to test your graphics card. Displayed in the top left corner is the amount of FPS your GPU manages to achieve. While running the benchmark it is advised to stop all other activities so that the test is accurate. The simulation can be stopped at any time with the help of the dedicated button.
After the test has been completed, a small comparison window will show you the score of your GPU. You'll also be able to see how it matches to other graphic cards that are similar.

Running the test as long as you let it

The stress test will allow you to test the GPU unit and detect the maximum frequencies on which the video card can stably work. The test can run for an unlimited amount of time and you have the possibility to stop it at any moment. Note that, the stress test will visibly reduce the performance of your PC.

To end with

To sum it up, although it does not match other benchmarking software when it comes to the number of tests it performs, the Video Card Stability Test does a decent job in grading your GPU unit, taking into consideration the fact that it is distributed for free.