Do I have to uninstall drivers b4 installing new gpu

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Hey guys! my name is Inuka and I am thinking of buying a new GPU and I have a question that I couldn't get from anywhere else.. do I have to delete Radeon settings,AMD gaming evolved and all of its drivers before installing a new AMD gpu? right now I have the newest drivers for my gpu and if I just take it out and chuck in a rx 480 will it work to its ability?

Thanks and have a nice day guys!

Sorry my english is not native language
 
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geofelt
You can if you want.
But, for some time now, windows has allowed multiple graphics cards and their associated drivers.
Adding a new card should not have any impact.
On detecting the new card, the driver should get adjusted to accommodate it.
If you should feel you have any problem, you can uninstall all software and start again.
All graphics cards have a default low res mode that lets you use it so you can do your driver install.
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It is considered best practice to do so. Even with same AMD brand GPU, individual GPU settings might be left behind and interfere with new drivers.

I recommend using DDU, it completely uninstalls all GPU drivers. After that remove the old GPU, and install the new GPU. After rebooting install the latest driver.
 
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geofelt

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You can if you want.
But, for some time now, windows has allowed multiple graphics cards and their associated drivers.
Adding a new card should not have any impact.
On detecting the new card, the driver should get adjusted to accommodate it.
If you should feel you have any problem, you can uninstall all software and start again.
All graphics cards have a default low res mode that lets you use it so you can do your driver install.
 
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