Nvidia graphics card drivers

[Bombolz]

I'm currently on a GTX 1070 and have bought a new computer, which includes a RTX 3080, but I'm still waiting a couple of weeks for the graphics card to come in so I'm using my old graphics (the GTX 1070) in my new system. Now I'm wondering if I need to install new drivers for my RTX 3080 once I get it. My friend says that they share the same drivers so even if I swap to a 3080 I don't need to do anything with my drivers, can anyone confirm if this is true?

[Cyracus]

Your friend is correct

[Bombolz]

Thank you for the quick response, I appreciate it!

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Bombolz said:

Thank you for the quick response, I appreciate it!

make sure you quote people sot hat we can see your responses

 

usually it will work just fine but if you have any problems, go ahead and update the drivers anyway.

[Godlygamer23]

In theory, it should just work the same, but with my test bench, if I swap graphics cards of different generations, I sometimes have to reinstall the drivers to ensure everything works correctly. You may have to do the same thing. 

[Bombolz]

5 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

make sure you quote people sot hat we can see your responses

 

usually it will work just fine but if you have any problems, go ahead and update the drivers anyway.

Noted, thanks for the tip, I will do that in future.

[Retired]

As long as your existing drivers are 456.38 or later then yes the 3080 will be recognized. 

 

456.55 included the fix for cards that were boosting too high and crashing.