How Do I know If My Laptop Drivers and Video Cards Are Updated?

Dell XPS 15 9520 bought many years ago. I use bitlocker with it if that matters.


Windows 11 Pro
1920x1200 screen
I7-12700H processor
32gb ram
1tb ssd
86 whr battery
Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050
Iris Iris XE Graphics


I have done many dell firmware updates and many windows updates on it. So that means my laptop is fully updated right?


However, a while back I remember checking out task manager and checking out GPU 0 which is Intel Iris XE Graphics and GPU 1 which is Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050. I recalled it showed the versions of the Intel Iris XE and the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050 and recalled it seemed to be a much older version and it might not ever been updated since I got the laptop for Nvidia. Is that possible or not? I think it showed this for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050 and not the Intel Iris XE Graphics as I recall manually doing downloading an Intel Arc driver from the Intel website a few times when my main external monitor didn't work until I downloaded an update for it several times. I use 2 external monitors with this laptop.


Can someone tell me how to check if my Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050 is updated? Is it possible I'm still using the oldest version possible like when I bought my laptop years ago or is that not possible? What about the Intel Iris XE Graphics?

You don't need to make sure all device drivers up to date as they say if its working then there is no need to be worried, but you can update your GPU driver from GPU manufacturer website.

I know about that part. However, is there a way to update it through windows updates or Dell Firmware update? I have went to Intel sites before when downloading Intel Arc driver which includes the Intel Iris XE graphics and did that few times previously because my main external monitor didn't work after a windows or Dell Firmware update and that fixed it.


The thing is I'm not sure if my Nvidia 3050 is updated or not as on task manager a while back, I recalled it showed this version and when I entered it in Google, it was few years old version? The nvidia 3050 works but is it possible I"m using a very old version that never has been updated?

You can view driver version from Nvidia control panel.