It is responsible for translating the instructions from your computer into commands that the graphics card can understand. Without a graphics driver, your computer would not be able to display anything on the screen. If you are experiencing problems with your graphics card, such as poor performance, crashes, or graphical glitches, updating your graphics drivers will fix the problem.
Here are some of the benefits of updating your graphics drivers:
Improved performance: Newer drivers can often improve the performance of your graphics card, especially in newer games and applications.Bug fixes: Driver updates can also fix bugs that can cause problems with your graphics card, such as crashes or graphical glitches.New features: New driver updates can also add new features to your graphics card, such as support for new resolutions or features.
You can update your graphics driver manually or automatically. To update your graphics driver manually, you will need to download the latest driver from the manufacturer’s website. And to update it automatically, you can use Windows Update, Graphics card manufacturer’s update applications or a third-party driver updater program. Before you start updating your graphics driver, you have to figure out which graphics card do you have in your system. To do this, please visit our detailed guide on ‘How to Identify which Graphics Card you have without opening case‘. Once you figure out which graphics card is installed in your computer, you can continue following the process of driver installation of your dedicated graphics card.
How to update driver if you have Nvidia Graphics Card?
Updating a Nvidia Graphics driver is pretty straight forward and can be done in three different ways:
Using Nvidia GeForce Experience.Using Windows Update.Using Nvidia’s Website.
Through Nvidia GeForce Experience
Nvidia GeForce Experience is a free application that allows you to automatically update your Nvidia graphics driver, as well as optimize your games for the best possible performance. To use Nvidia GeForce Experience, you will need to download and install the application from the Nvidia website. To do that, follow these steps: If a new driver is available, you will see a notification or a message indicating that an update is ready. Click on the notification or navigate to the “Drivers” tab within Nvidia GeForce Experience to install the update.
Through Windows Update
Note: Please note that this method is not recommended as there are several reports of Windows Update installing the wrong or older driver. Which can seriously hurt performance and stability of your graphics driver. Therefore, it is advised to consider alternative methods. Windows Update is a built-in Windows feature that allows you to automatically update your drivers. To use Windows Update to update your Nvidia graphics driver, follow these steps:
Through Nvidia’s Website
To download and install Nvidia graphics drivers from Nvidia’s website, you can follow these steps:
How to update your graphics driver if you have an AMD GPU?
Updating a AMD Radeon Graphics driver is pretty straight forward and it can be done in two different ways:
Using AMD Adrenalin Software.Using Windows Update.
Through AMD Adrenalin Software
AMD Adrenalin Software is a free application that allows you to automatically update your AMD Radeon Graphics driver, as well as optimize your games for the best possible performance. To use AMD Adrenalin Software, you will need to download and install the application from the AMD website. To do that, follow these steps:
Through Windows Update
The process is the same for all graphic card manufacturers; to follow along, refer to the NVidia guide above; the steps are the same and will work on any card.
How to update graphics driver if you have an Intel GPU?
You can update the Intel graphics driver using Windows update or the driver updating tool made by Intel. Intel Driver & Support Assistant is a piece of software provided by Intel Corporation. It is intended to help Intel product users in keeping their system drivers up to date in order to achieve optimal performance and compatibility. The Intel Driver & Support Assistant searches the user’s PC for Intel hardware components and notifies them of available driver updates. Follow these steps to update your INTEL graphics driver:
