What are graphics drivers. what do they do.

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i hear terms as graphics drivers, opengl, directx etc … alot. even though i have looked them up i never understood what they really are. it would be great if you could give me a slight idea of how graphics work in computer or atleast point me to good resources.

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Drivers in general tell the software (your operating system, or a game for example) how to talk to the hardware (the gpu, for example.)

It’s basically an instruction manual. The software knows what it wants to do. The gpu knows how to do it. The drivers translate what the software wants into what the hardware does.

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