eli5 What actually does video card drivers, do?

Question

and why do I need updates occassionally?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Explained like you’re five, video card drivers are like a spoon when you’re trying eat soup. You could eat with your hand but the soup might be hot. The spoon helps you eat soup.

In the same way, a video card driver helps your game run on the video card without having to do the hard stuff, like burning your hand with hot soup.