You can often install a specific Nvidia driver with the number from the Terminal.
In this case
sudo apt install nvidia-295
This is entirely dependent on whether it is in the Universe Repository, however.
Oh... I didn't even assume that I'd touch that as I'm always recommended to do everything through the terminal and the package manager and avoid downloading the things from the official websites
For the record, that is exactly how I manually install a GPU driver, if there are no better options available to me, in the Additional Drivers list. Excellent advice Aravisian!
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When I run the command it reads: "Unable to locate package nvidia-295"
I think it is too old. 
What you mean?
Is there a solution?
Have you tried Zorin OS 15, yet? Or just Zorin 16?
I think only Zorin 16. I went straight to the website and clicked the download button and got the version that comes from there
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Zorin OS 15 is supported until April of 2025.
It uses a different kernel and xserver-xorg, which may perform better with your card. It might be worth testing it to see.
Would I be able to install the drivers then?
Would it be possible to install a different driver that works better then no driver?
2025 is a long ways away but I don't feel comfortable about eventually losing support
I wouldn't recommend it. Zorin 16 is updated with different editions and you do not want the hassle of trying to sort them all out.
That sounds viable- have any drivers you have tried so far worked?
All O.S.'s, Linux, mac, Windows- lose support in time.
They do lose support but my thinking was that making things work on the last release most likely it will pretty much always work. But this is something that I know I'm wrong about so. It's something stupid and insecure.
I haven't tried any other drivers yet
It makes Logical Sense, doesn't it? Yet, we all sadly wish that statement was true...
The linux kernel, for example, is several Million Lines of Code. It's daunting. I mean, one of my most intense .css files for a theme I made is a paltry 6,000 lines long. 
Oh my.
I dabbled in HTML, CSS, Java and all that stuff so I kinda know what you mean
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Back in 1995, when Denis Nadrey screwed up Jurassic Park, Samual L Jackson was asked, how many lines of code are there, in order to find the encryption key that Denis used. And Jackson said in response, 2-million. And thats 1995, I don't wanna know how many lines of code it be today, maybe 10-million adjusted for code inflation IDK lol.
I found this post, its an interesting read about Nvidia retiring their older legacy drivers...
So I decided to try to download and install the driver from the link @FrenchPress provided but I don't have a way to run it?
It's a .run file
Holy! I can't even imagine what it must be like today!
Right click the file and choose "Properties". From there open the Permissions tab.
There should be a Checkbox for "Run as exectuable." Check that to On.
Then close that Properties dialog out and try Double Clicking the file to run it.
If it again asks for permissions, select the option run from the buttons offered (the others are cancel and display, I think).
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Did that but nothing happened. Maybe run it through the terminal somehow?
Yes, you can try that - if it is in your Downloads, you can open terminal then Change Directory to Downloads:
cd ~/Downloads
Then
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-295.53.run
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