Do I need to Re-install Graphics Driver

box o rocks · Sep 18, 2014

If I am switching between Rx-xxx graphic cards, do I need to uninstall/re-install the AMD graphics driver? It seems that it should simply be able to recognize which of their cards I have at boot time since the driver files are identical.

Eduello · Sep 18, 2014

What are the exact models of the cards?

box o rocks · Sep 18, 2014

HD-6450, R9-270, R9-280, and R9-290X.

Eduello · Sep 18, 2014

The rest of the cards should work without re-installing the drivers, but the R9 290X uses different drivers if I recall correctly.

box o rocks · Sep 18, 2014

Eduello :

OK. Thanks.
Why would that be? The 290X I mean.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 18, 2014

It's a good idea to always make sure you have the latest drivers from the AMD site.

box o rocks · Sep 19, 2014

Actually, I always have the latest driver. But I move cards around from system to system as I benchmark and just wanted to avoid having to go through the uninstall/reinstall process all the time if it wasn't needed. I was under the impression that AMD used a unified driver that recognized the card automatically on boot.

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