How do I know if I have a gpu? if Freebsd is using it optimally?

xrandr shows available resolutions and refresh rates. The maximum should comply with the max capability of the model.
 
Neat Videocard TOP

sysutils/nvtop does show you the utilisation of your GPU .

from the Package Dscription:

NVTOP stands for Neat Videocard TOP, a (h)top like task monitor for GPUs and
accelerators. It can handle multiple GPUs and print information about them
in a htop-familiar way.

Currently supported vendors are AMD (Linux amdgpu driver), Apple (limited M1
& M2 support), Huawei (Ascend), Intel (Linux i915/Xe drivers), NVIDIA (Linux
proprietary divers), Qualcomm Adreno (Linux MSM driver), Broadcom VideoCore
(Linux v3d driver), Rockchip, MetaX (MXSML driver), Enflame (Linux EFML
driver).
 
How do I know if I have a gpu?
If you have an image on your screen, you have a GPU. Basically any kind of graphics adapter is a GPU nowadays[*].

[*] With some exceptions; but those are typically only found on servers.
 
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