Provided are a method for driving a display panel, the method comprises a plurality of picture update periods, wherein at least one of the plurality of picture update periods comprises a first data write stage, a second data write stage, and a data retention stage; at least one of the first data write stage precedes at least one of the second data write stage; at the first data write stage, a gate scanning signal is provided for and a first data voltage is written to a pixel unit; at the second data write stage, the gate scanning signal is provided for and a second data voltage is written to the pixel unit, wherein the first data voltage is less than the second data voltage.