NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 how to download and install the driver

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is a Display Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by NVIDIA. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10DE&DEV_161A&SUBSYS_27581458; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver

1. Download the setup file for NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 27.21.14.5206 dated 2020-08-12.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by NVIDIA.
Driver file size: 286478337 bytes (273.21 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 73135 votes.
This driver will work for 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 most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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 PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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