upgrading gpu (software)

[Jest a gamer 27]

i currently have a gtx 745 and im upgrading to a gtx 1050 ti. I have nviadia geforce experience, but i dont know if i'm suppost to uninstall the driver got my old gpu and install the new ones or what? that my only issue right now.

[Falconevo]

You dont 'have' to as the Nvidia driver you have installed will detect the new GPU and install the required driver for you.

It is generally best practice to clean old drivers before you start, personally I would use DDU to clean off the old driver before starting.  It will work either way, you just have a cleaner driver install doing it fresh.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Geforce experience will detect the new hardware and will prompt you with a driver update if needs be...

if that is the case i would recommend you select to do a custom install and manually select the option to do a clean install.

[Guest]

If you upgrade Nvidia to Nvidia then no need to do that

If you upgrade AMD to Nvidia or Nvidia to AMD then you need to DDU (uninstall driver)

[Jest a gamer 27]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

Geforce experience will detect the new hardware and will prompt you with a driver update if needs be...

if that is the case i would recommend you select to do a custom install and manually select the option to do a clean install.

does it do it automatically when i boot up my computer with my new gpu?

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, Jest a gamer 27 said:

does it do it automatically when i boot up my computer with my new gpu?

yes

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, Jest a gamer 27 said:

does it do it automatically when i boot up my computer with my new gpu?

It should do when you launch GeForce Experience. I think it's set to launch in the background by default, so you should get a prompt even if you don't launch it manually. 

[jj9987]

I personally would just use DDU, switch out the graphics card, then install newest drivers. Just to clean up some old drivers and get new clean ones installed. Is a one-time job and is less likely to cause issues. Doesn't take that much time either.