A method for driving an organic light emitting diode display device with a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element and a cell driver which is configured to drive the light emitting element, the cell driver including a driving switch element serially connected with the light emitting element between a high voltage supply line and a low voltage supply line; a first switch element configured to, in response to a second scan signal applied from an ith gate line, connect a data line with a first node to which a gate electrode of the driving switch element is connected; a second switch element configured to, in response to a first scan signal applied from an (i-1)th gate line, apply a third scan signal from an (i+1)th gate line to a second node to which a source electrode of the driving switch element is connected; and a third switch element configured to, in response to an emission signal, connect the high voltage supply line with a drain electrode of the driving switch element, wherein the second switch element is turned-on or turned-off according to the level state of the third scan signal, a first capacitor being connected between the first and second nodes, a second capacitor being connected between the second node and the high voltage supply line and being configured to reduce a capacitance ratio of the first capacitor and increase brightness of the light emitting element with respect to a data voltage applied from the data line to each pixel, the method comprising: an initialization process initializing the second node by turning-on the second switch element, during which the first and third switch elements are turned-off and a low voltage is applied as initialization voltage to the second node switch element to which a source electrode of the driving switch element is connected; a sampling process, following the initialization process and during which the second switch is turned-off, sensing a threshold voltage of the driving switch element and applying a reference voltage from the data line to the first node by turning-on the first and third switch elements; a programing process, following the sampling process and during which the second and third switch elements are turned off, writing the data voltage into each pixel by turning-on the first switch element; and an emission process, following the programming process and during which the second and first switch elements are turned off, enabling the driving switch element to apply a driving current to the light emitting element by turning-on the third switch element. an initialization process initializing the second node by turning-on the second switch element, during which the first and third switch elements are turned-off and a low voltage is applied as initialization voltage to the second node switch element to which a source electrode of the driving switch element is connected; a sampling process, following the initialization process and during which the second switch is turned-off, sensing a threshold voltage of the driving switch element and applying a reference voltage from the data line to the first node by turning-on the first and third switch elements; a programing process, following the sampling process and during which the second and third switch elements are turned off, writing the data voltage into each pixel by turning-on the first switch element; and an emission process, following the programming process and during which the second and first switch elements are turned off, enabling the driving switch element to apply a driving current to the light emitting element by turning-on the third switch element.