Electronic – Is the bracket of a graphics card grounded

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I would guess so, but I want to make sure.

Edit: After measuring with a multimeter, I suspect that brackets (of most graphics cards) are grounded to the graphics card's ground-plane.

I measured 0 ohm between the traces around the motherboard screw holes and the bracket of a (old) 75W graphics card. (All power from the PCIe x16 slot. No power cable needed. So, graphics card's ground-plane == motherboard's ground-plane.)
The motherboard was outside the case, on a wooden table.

On some newer graphics card, a screw (which fastens the bracket to the board) is clearly visible on the back side, suggesting direct contact between the bracket and the graphics card's ground. (This construction also counteracts sagging. A little bit.)

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Best Answer

The bracket is certainly grounded to the case by mechanical contact when installed.

However, it is up to the card designer as to whether the bracket is directly bonded to the card's power supply ground. I would actually expect that there would be some isolation via some combination of resistor/capacitor/diode in order to avoid creating ground loops through the motherboard. But this would still provide some degree of protection from ESD if you handle the card by its bracket when not installed.