Updating our graphics card drivers is one of the most important and also the most basic maintenance that we have to perform with a certain frequency. If we forget from time to time, nothing serious can happen, although we must keep in mind that if we spend a long time without updating them, we may eventually find Serious performance, stability, and even security issues due to outdated drivers.

I’m aware that our most advanced readers are clear on why they should update their video card drivers, though when we move to less knowledgeable users, things change completely. To give a simple example, more than three years ago, an acquaintance asked me for advice on setting up a cheap PC to play with. I had a very low budget, so I finally decided on the Radeon RX 470 with 8 GB of graphics memory, which we got at the time for less than 100 euros.

He was excited about the PC, but a few years later he told me that he had problems and that the computer was no longer “smooth” with games. I didn’t fall for it It’s been two years without a driver update graphics card and I actually wasted time researching issues on other fronts, including overheating. In the end, they were graphics drivers. I installed new ones and explained that this process must be repeated at least once every two months and has not been a problem since.

Why is it important to update your video card drivers?

Well, for many reasons. The first is that the performance of your graphics card will depend on them and it is more than proven that having a very powerful model is priceless if it does not have good driver support or poses compatibility and optimization issues. Some outdated drivers will degrade the performance of new gamesand in extreme cases they may not even work for you.

New drivers usually bring performance improvements and new features, so updating your video card drivers will allow you to take advantage of important improvements and for free. For very old graphics cards, these improvements may be slight or almost nil, but in the end it pays to update for support and compatibility, and this leads us to another reason: to avoid stability issues. Very old drivers may have problems with newer games.

Finally, it is important to note that you update your video card drivers it can also have security benefitsbecause they can fix errors or failures that affect the integrity of the chart and therefore your computer.

How do I update my video card drivers?

It’s very simple, just enter the GPU manufacturer’s website that our graphics card uses, ie AMD, Intel or NVIDIA. Follow the links I left you you can go directly to the driver download section of each of them.

We start with AMD. For update drivers for amd radeon graphics card We need to click on the link we left you in the previous paragraph and proceed as follows:

• We choose the type of product we have, if it is a graphics card, the option will be “graphics”.
• We will now choose the generation that matches our graphics card.
• We continue to choose the series to which it fits.
• We choose the exact model, in the example we chose the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
• Click upload and select the download option for your operating system.
• It is important to always select WHQL drivers, which are the ones that are in the stable version.
• We can also use the autodetection tool offered by AMD.
• Once downloaded, double-click to start the installation and follow the self-controlled process.

We will now move to NVIDIA. For update nvidia graphics card drivers the process is similar. Enter the appropriate link and follow these steps:

• We chose the type of product, which would be GeForce for regular consumer gaming graphics cards.
• Now we have to select the product line, in this example “GeForce RTX 30”.
• We will choose the graphics card we have, in this example RTX 3080 Ti.
• Finally, we select the operating system we use, the required drivers (Game Ready is for Games and Studio for professional use) and the language.
• Click on search.

• What we see in the second picture will appear. Click now to download.
• We look at the folder where the download was completed and continue to install the drivers according to a self-controlled process.

Now we come to the part where we talk about the middle ground. For update Intel graphics solution drivers Go to the appropriate link and follow these steps:

• In this case, we have a more general interface with drivers grouped by family, but we can use the filters on the left to more directly find those used in our chart.
• For example, if we have an Intel Core Gen12 (Alder Lake) processor, we need to download the appropriate drivers depending on whether we have an Intel UHD GPU or an Intel Iris Xe. For example, the Intel Celeron G6900 has an integrated Intel UHD 710 GPU.

• We can also find drivers for quite older generations and drivers of older type, as well as filtering by operating system.
• Once you know which one is right for you, just download and install it according to a separate procedure.
• If in doubt or you find the process complicated, you can use the automatic driver detection and installation tool offered by Intel.

Remember that if you want to keep your computer in good condition, you should update your video card drivers at least every two months. It won’t take you more than a few minutesand you should have no problems. However, if you have any questions after reading this article, you can leave them in the comments and we will help you resolve them.