The system pulls the video driver through the update center after installing Windows 11. Often the previous version of the video card driver, which can then be updated. And the new version can improve performance. And there are many ways to update it.
This article will tell you how to update your graphics card drivers on Windows 11. Using the example of NVIDIA RTX 3080 Laptop, AMD Radeon RX580 and Intel HD Graphics. Do you think it is worth updating your graphics card drivers? It is worth it periodically, updating can improve performance.
How to update drivers for NVIDIA graphics card
You can’t do without the GeForce Experience app (and an NVIDIA account). Plus, you can log in via WeChat or Discord. In the section DRIVERS click CHECK FOR UPDATES. New drivers found – DOWNLOADafter EXPRESS INSTALLATION.
It is easier to download the GeForce driver from the manufacturer’s official website. You need to specify Series, Model, Operating system and press Start searching. Against Driver GeForce Game Ready — WHQL I press Downloadthen unpack and install (using the installation wizard).
How to Update AMD Radeon Graphics Driver
In the context menu AMD Software: Adrenalin EditionThen Settings > System. Click Check for updates, Download and Install…You are provided Release Notes. Change in the program Installation typeselect Full Install and press Install…
You can download the driver specifically for your video card. On the manufacturer’s website, you need to select Graphics > Radeon RX 580 Series > DOWNLOAD*and install. Or download Auto-Detecter and Installerwhich will offer the necessary drivers itself. It should also be on the company’s website.
Update Intel & HD Graphics Drivers
In the context menu Intel Arc Control section Drivers > Check for updates. If a new driver is available, click Download and immediately Quick installation. The Intel Driver & Support Assistant application automatically offers driver updates, or download them via your browser.
Update drivers via Windows Update
In the section Settings > Update Center click Check for updates. Theoretically, the system will detect the update and install it. In practice, I received a non-latest video driver. See the section Advanced Options > Optional Updates.
Attention! A Windows update may have automatically replaced your AMD graphics driver. Because of this, the running version of AMD Software is incompatible with the installed driver… What to do? You can reinstall the driver manually, or roll it back through the device manager.
Video adapter context menu Update Driver > Find Driver on This Computer. I can specify the path C:\AMD, the driver was previously unpacked here or Select a driver from the list of available ones. This will help you roll back, update the driver, and even fix an unknown device.
How to download drivers for NVIDIA & AMD & Intel video cards
The most reliable way, download video driver with official the site and install it. This installer unpacks the files to the disk and then the installation wizard is launched. In the location below you can find the downloaded and unpacked drivers (up to the previous version)…
C:\AMD C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver C:\Intel C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\Downloader C:\ProgramData\Intel\DSA\Downloads
Conclusion
With drivers, manufacturers add support for new functions. For example, my ASUS STRIX RX580 8 GB GAMING graphics card received support for AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, Boost, and Chill. And the mobile GeForce RTX 3080 received Dynamic Refresh Rate, DLLS 3 extension, DLDSR, etc.
