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. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10DE&DEV_161A&SUBSYS_08711558; this string has to match your hardware.

1. NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver - how to install it 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 10.18.13.6881 dated 2016-07-10.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by NVIDIA.
File size of the driver: 238307857 bytes (227.27 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 43354 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver

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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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