I’m replacing my Nvidia GTX-1650 with an Intel Arc B-580, the 1650 is getting a little long in the tooth and locking me out of some more recent games. chatGPT recommends I use WagnardSoft DDU to delete all the 1650 display drivers, registry entries etc. when swapping the cards. It’s claiming that’s especially important when changing vendors to prevent any leftover code interfering with the new drivers. Thoughts on that? Has anyone used DDU? I’m reluctant to use a 3rd party utility if it’s not necessary.
That’s why I downloaded and installed Revo Uninstaller. It allows you to remove all of it from your registry. That’s what I would do in similar circumstances.
Yes, DDU is the standard recommendation for when switching video card manufacturers. (Usually from Nvidia to AMD or vice versa, but same deal switching to Intel.)
Another vote for DDU. Especially for switching between GPU brands.
It’s done, new card was installed last weekend, DDU worked great.
Is it necessary to uninstall graphics card drivers when installing new ones?
Sticking to the same manufacturer (e.g., Nvidia → Nvidia), not always necessary unless something doesn’t work right after the switch.
Changing between GPU manufacturers, it’s not always necessary but can be a good idea. The old drivers and auxiliary software have been known to interfere with the new.
I went through three video cards in a fairly short span (maybe 2 years), all Nvidia: 1050 TI, 3050, and then finally a 4070.
I never once uninstalled any GPU drivers (GEForce Now), and freely swapped between all three while doing benchmarks to compare performance.
It all worked flawlessly. If I were switching to AMD or Intel I would have used ddu first. But as far as I could tell, the Nvidia drivers work for any and all Nvidia cards. At least those that aren’t so old that they’re no longer supported.