Every six months, you need to update the drivers for all the main components of the computer, including the video card. However, those who often play games will have to update much more often.
How do I find out the model of a video card?
It is not necessary to update the drivers for the video card. Although for correct operation it is better to have a new version of the driver, since it is not difficult to install it. But for avid gamers, this is a prerequisite, since games constantly require fresh versions of drivers.
Before installing the driver, you need to know your graphics card model. To do this, go to the Start menu, select Run and enter dxdiag. A new window will open in which you need to go to the "Display" tab. And here in the item "Type of microcircuits" the user's video card will be indicated.
You can also find out the model of your video card through the shortcut "My Computer". To do this, you need to call the context menu for this shortcut, go to "Properties" and select "Device Manager". In the new window you need to find the item "Video adapters", open it, and the name of the video card will be indicated there.
Driver Installation for Nvidia and AMD Video Cards
As a rule, if the driver was already installed on the Nvidia video card, then additional software - GeForce Experience - was installed along with it. This program monitors the appearance of new driver versions and informs the user about it. And to install a new driver, you need to click on the icon of this program in the tray (near the clock), open it, and then the program itself will find and install the driver.
If the driver is being installed for the first time, then you need to go to the official Nvidia website. In the top menu bar, select the items "Drivers - Load drivers". And on the next page, you need to select the criteria for your video card. For example, if the user has a GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card, then the following should be selected: video card type - GeForce, product series - GeForce 500 Series, product family - GeForce GTX 560 Ti. In the item "Operating system" you need to indicate your version of the OS, and in the item "Language" select "Russian" (or any other).
After that, you need to click the "Search" button, the system will find a new driver for your video card and give you the opportunity to download it. There is nothing difficult in installing the driver, it is installed in the same way as any other program. There is no need to uninstall the old driver before installation - the program will do it automatically.
Drivers for the AMD video card are installed in the same way. First you need to go to the official website of the developers. In the list that appears, you need to specify your data (video card model and OS type), and then you can download and install the driver on your computer / laptop.
