A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The method includes storing image data of one frame in a memory, selecting an output order of the data stored in the memory and outputting the data in the selected output order in accordance with a selection signal, sequentially latching the output data from the memory in a plurality of data ICs to drive a plurality of data lines; and sequentially driving a plurality of gate ICs to drive a plurality of gate lines.