upgrading graphics card

[just_dave]

I have a gtx 1050ti and I just recently bought a gtx1070 ti. do I have to uninstall drivers? I have the latest nvidia drivers installed already and both graphics card use the sane driver so id assume I just have to swap out the cards and id be good to go

 

[volkgren]

Sometimes you can simply swap the cards if they're using the same driver, but I'd go ahead and uninstall/reinstall the driver.

 

[dontlistentome]

I would uninstall the old drivers and install new ones. I mean, why not? It's not like it's going to cost money or significant time. Plus, if there's an issue after you switch cards, to do any serious troubleshooting you'll need to do a proper driver installation anyways.

 

[10tacle]

Since you are swapping from the same generation series, you likely will be fine. But like volkgren said, I always just start with wiped out drivers and a fresh install direct from Nvidia to fool proof any rare problems that might arise at the worst time (like during gaming and getting a "Display driver error, application stopped" crash notification). Yes, it happened to me when I just swapped out a GTX 680 for a 970 and kept the same drivers. Worked fine for a while then crashed in a game. Even though those were different GPU generations and yours are in the same generation, I'd still start fresh.