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Whats the differenence between a graphics card and a graphics driver?
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(′graf·iks ′drīv·ər)

(computer science) A series of instructions that activates a graphics device, such as a display screen or plotter.

I'll just hope you know what a graphics card is
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i know what a card is, just want to check up on drivers....
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John_Doe wrote:i know what a card is, just want to check up on drivers....

well I gave you the means to answer the question you asked.
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The graphics driver is a program that controls how your graphic components work with the rest of your computer: your software, your monitor, and so on.
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The graphics driver is what you download/install to enable the graphics card's full abilities. When the company (Nvidia, Ati, Intel, Via, ect.) updates the drivers, usually they allow the graphics card to perform faster and or better then before. So you should always download the latest driver for your graphics card.
It's like anything else you plug in/physically install in the computer. It needs the Driver to correctly use the hardware.
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driver is like software for your graphics card and other things i think
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