How to update Graphics Driver

What are pixels?

Pixels are small illuminations and they help to form an image on the screen. Every device's screen is composed of pixels and they play an important role in what we see on our screens today. The quantity of pixels determine the quality of image on your screen.

What is a Graphics Card?

Where CPU is a multitasker and can perform multiple tasks at once, GPU on the other hand is only expert in terms of Graphics of your device.

Graphics card was a part of motherboard in our system – today we can update it manually in our Laptop or computer – with its GPU Units. Normally they are divided into two parts Intel and AMD. Their main job tasks are to process the graphics and solve any issues. They also give commands on what should be display on your screens. Now, they process one image at least 60 times to make it a moving content on your screens. Graphics card has a system of its own. It has a motherboard, a RAM, and a separate processor as well.

How Graphics work on your device?

You attach a graphics card to your motherboard with the help of PCI or PCI slot base. Then, it gets a signal from your PCI about what to display on the screen right now. The processing, which will happen after this step, is done by your graphics card. The display is divided into small polygons before being displayed on the screen; it will sort out all the small details to make a full image. After that, it fill with lights and different colors and at the end of this whole process, you get to see a complete image on your screens.

Graphics card in you system is an important tool when it comes to playing games and especially heavy games with strong and high quality graphics. Have you ever noticed that while playing a games you see lag very frequently?

For examply your walking on a street and you will see that the building are being formed while your maving forward, that can be put into words as your graphics are lagging because your GPU cannot cope up with speed of game. The GPU is unable to process the graphics with speed. A good graphics card can resolve this issue and get you a really good display with good response time to get you an enhanced experience.

Why do you need an update?

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Almost all drivers needs update at some point to keep its performance up-to-the-mark. If you do not update your graphics driver when there is an update available, it will start to lag, no matter how good of GPU you have installed in your device. There are different ways to update a graphics driver and you can surely choose your preferable way accordingly. There are also driver updaters available in market – some of them are free of cost and some do cost you a bit – which updates all of your drivers instantly and in no time with just one click.

We will share how you can update your graphics driver in Windows and stay updated all the time.

There are three different manufacturers of graphics card; Nvidia, AMD, Intel Graphics cards. You need to figure which one is installed on your system. Once you know which graphics card you have eventually, you will know – with the help of make and model number – which driver updates you need to download.

Figure Out your Graphics Manufacturer:

1. Go to your device manager on your system
2. You need to find out the 'Display Adapters' here and tap on the arrow next to it
3. There you will find the brand name of your adapter. Makes notes of it for further usage in the process
4. If the graphics card is your windows default display adaptor. Double tap on it and new pop up window will appear, go to the 'Drivers' tab in it
5. You can easily update the driver by clicking on the 'Update Driver' tab here and you can easily update your driver

It is highly recommedded that you should update your Windows to the latest version before updating the graphics card. We will now list down three different methods – according to your Graphics card driver manufacturer – and follow up with the steps to update them accordingly.

How to update Graphics Driver – Nvidia Driver

If you have figured out that your graphics card manufacturer is Nvidia you can follow these simple step to update your graphics card.

1. Go to the official website of Nvidia or just simple click here to visit website.
2. Now, you need to select the product type, you will most likely need GeForce to find your graphics card
3. Now, choose your product series, if you are using a laptop choose the option with the Notebook at the end
4. Here you can choose your graphics card type. Either a Game Ready Driver or Studio Drivers
5. Once you have entered all product details click on search and the new tab will give you an option to download

How to update Graphics Driver – AMD Driver

If your graphics card is from AMD follow these steps:

1. You need to go to the official site of AMD or tap here https://www.amd.com/en/support
2. Once you are on the page, look for 'Search for products option' here
3. You need to type the exact name of your graphics card here and you will be able to see it in the result or you can choose it manually as well
4. Once you are done with adding all of the details in here, tap to submit
5. This will take you to another page where you will have to choose your operating system
6. Select your Windows and it is recommended if you read description of each before downloading it

How to update Graphics Driver – Intel Graphics Driver

The last one we have here is the Intel Graphics card:

1. Just like before, go to the official site of Intel or click here https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/products/80939/graphics.html
2. Once you are on the official website, go to the 'downloads for graphics' there
3. Now, click on the box that says 'view by product' and then choose your product series
4. It most likely will appear as Intel HD Graphics family, but it is highly recommended to use the name you found on your device
5. Once you searched the right product it should now say 'Downloads for Intel HD Graphics Family' and now you can choose same box to select your exact graphics card name
6. If in any of the above mentioned drivers, if you are unable to find your product in the list, it is most likely that you have typed the wrong name
7. Once you found the right card, you will be taken to the page with graphics available at the moment
8. Unlike other drivers, you will find two options here for each driver; the one with windows option and the other one with 'Beta Windows' option. Either should be fine, but it is highly recommended that you choose the normal windows option
9. Once you have clicked on it, you will be taken to a new page, now click on the 'download' the .exe file here to proceed with the download process

How to update Graphics Driver – The Installation Process

The installation process for each driver is the same and it is simple. If you have figured out your Intel driver and downloaded the driver on your system, the last part is the installation process; you can now follow these steps to begin with it. We are choosing the Nvidia driver installation process but it is similar with other two as well.

1. Once you have downloaded the driver, tap on it and choose yes under the user control screen
2. Now, click on OK to choose file location, it will start saving the files to 100 % now
3. The installer will start to load now, and a new window on your screen will give you option to install it on your device
4. It might give you an option to choose the installer only or the GeForce installer as well, so choose accordingly (This might differ with other installers so read before selecting the option)
5. Now, choose the type of installation and select OK

The installation process might take a bit of time, once it's done close the window and you are done with the installation process.

Lastly:

The installation process is similar for all Graphics card in almost all computer or Laptops. You need to figure out your Graphic Card details first and follow the steps for your own Graphics card only and skip the rest. If you have trouble in the steps of downloading from the websites of each graphics card, you can simply get help from the site or read the downloading guide mentioned on the website.

Lesley Montoya

Update 19 October 2021