How to install drivers on a video card is not difficult. Nevertheless, as in any business, there are a number of nuances that must be met if you want to do everything right and avoid unnecessary headaches.
How do I know which video card is installed?
First of all, you should find out which video card is installed in your laptop or PC. There are two main firms that make discrete (standalone) graphics cards – ATI / AMD Radeon and NVidia with GeForce graphics cards. In addition, laptops and some PCs often come with integrated Intel graphics.
So, in order to know how to properly install drivers on your video card, first find out the model and manufacturer of the installed graphics adapter. For this:
- Open the device manager through the properties “My Computer” or by right-clicking on the “Start” menu and selecting “Device Manager”.
- In the device manager, find the name “Video adapters” and double-click on it with the left mouse button. After that, a list of video cards should appear, to which the drivers are already installed, albeit old ones, but the computer still recognizes these devices.
- In the event that the dispatcher does not have a discrete video card at all, but you are sure that it should be displayed there, use a special program, for example, Everest Ultimate Editionto find out the component information for your device.
Where to download drivers
After you know the model of your video card, you need to download the latest drivers for it. To do this, it is best to visit the official websites of the manufacturers, where detailed information about each video card and driver files are collected: NVidia website (for GeForce video cards) and AMD website (for ATI / AMD Radeon video cards).
How to install the driver correctly
As noted above, it is important to know how to properly install drivers on your video card in order to avoid headaches. The procedure is simple:
- Go to one of the websites of the manufacturer, depending on the model of your graphics adapter.
- Fill out the form indicating the model of the video card or download the utility for automatic search and installation of drivers for the graphic card.
- Download the correct driver.
- Open the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.
Tip: before installing a new driver for the video card, it is recommended to remove the old ones, and also disable the antivirus.
The guide above on how to install a driver for a video card is general, brief information so that you understand how to find the right driver and install it. For a more detailed guide on how to install drivers for different video card models, follow the links below, depending on your GPU model: