How to Look Up Raspberry Pi Display Resolution

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August 17, 2023

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This short guide will show you how to find your Raspberry Pi’s screen or display resolution.

1 – Connect to the Pi

Open Terminal or Command Prompt and connect to your Pi via SSH to get to the command line.

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If you don’t want to log into the Pi remotely, you can alternatively connect a USB keyboard and plug your Pi into a monitor or TV.

If you’re running a system such as RetroPie, you’ll need to press F4 to exit to the command line.

2 – Run the following command

Once on the command line, run the fbset command:

fbset

You will now see your Pi’s display resolution represented in terms of pixels and the overall geometry. For example, the RetroFlag GPi resolution is 320×240 (WxH):

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mode "320x240"
    geometry 320 240 320 240 32
    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
endmode

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