What Are Graphics Drivers?
In the realm of computers, graphics refers to the display system of a computer. A graphics card, also known as a display adapter, video card, or graphics controller, is a card that is plugged into a computer to create the signals that are displayed on a monitor. Graphics drivers are the software that runs the graphics cards, connecting them to the operating system. Graphics drivers are different for each graphics card and are most often provided by the manufacturer of the graphics card. It is important to keep graphics drivers updated in order to have the best computer performance. The usual way to update graphics drivers is to go to the manufacturer’s download site. Here one will characteristically enter information such as product type, product series, product name, operating system, and language, and most of this information can be found in the system profiler on one’s computer if one doesn’t happen to know it offhand. This information will be processed and provide a list of driver
Related Questions
- DMark2001 SE is supposed to be DirectX 8.1. Does this mean I need DX8.1 installed, DX8.1 graphics drivers and DX8.1 graphics hardware to be able to run 3DMark2001 SE?
- Is the goal similar to the streamlining that Direct3D achieved for 3D graphics drivers?
- Why do I need newer graphics card drivers when the old one works just fine?
