How to Check Driver Model WDDM Version in Windows

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/30/2023

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WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) is a display driver architecture introduced with Windows Vista that improves graphics performance over the previous architecture by more fully utilizing a computer's GPU to render system graphics. In this tutorial, we check your WDDM version to see if it's correct.

Press the Windows Key + R, type in dxdiag and press Enter or click OK.

Click on the Display tab.

Look for Driver Model: on the right under Drivers.

Here are the operating systems and expected WDDM versions:

Windows Vista - WDDM 1.0
Windows 7 - WDDM 1.1
Windows 8 - WDDM 1.2
Windows 8.1 - WDDM 1.3
Windows 10 Build 10240 - WDDM 2.0
Windows 10 Version 1607 - WDDM 2.1
Windows 10 Version 1703 - WDDM 2.2
Windows 10 Version 1709 - WDDM 2.3
Windows 10 Version 1803 - WDDM 2.4
Windows 10 Version 1809 - WDDM 2.5
Windows 10 Version 1903 - WDDM 2.6

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As you might have guessed, the model numbers will continue to advance (2.7, 2.8, 2.9) as Windows 10 releases new Feature builds.