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. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10DE&DEV_161A&SUBSYS_77031558.

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

1. Download the setup file for NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.18.13.5850 dated 2015-10-02.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 212967559 bytes (203.10 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 9420 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• 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 install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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