Uninstall of existing drivers before GPU upgrade?

[MicSve]

Hi all,

I have managed to get my hands on a RTX3070 which arrived today. My current GPU is a GTX1660 Super.

My question is, do you need to uninstall the existing drivers using DDU before you do the install of the new card or is does it not matter? Seems to be differing opinions based on who you ask so wanted to check with you all on here first.

Thanks in advance

My Spec

Case
FRACTAL MESHIFY C BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

 

[Deleted member 17413]

You dont -need- to, but it is advisable.
It will properly remove everything, which doesnt happen if you just update the drivers.

 

[ubuysa]

You absolutely should remove the old driver, yes! Having old driver code lying around is simply not wise, it might not cause a problem but if it does (and it might) then it will be an awful job trying to troubleshoot. Keep things clean.

 

[MicSve]

Thanks both,

Followed the advice and now enjoying my upgrade - well worth the investment