NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is a Display Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by NVIDIA. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10DE&DEV_13DA&SUBSYS_08701558.

1. NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 26.21.14.4219 dated 2020-01-29.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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NVIDIA applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 353796708 bytes (337.41 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.6 stars by 56569 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits

2. Installing the NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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