A display system and a driving method for a display panel. The display system includes a display panel, a display area dividing device and a display driving device. A display panel includes a display area; a display area dividing device is configured to divide the display area of the display panel into at least a first display area and a second display area; a display driving device is configured to drive the first display area with a first refresh frequency and drive the second display area with a second refresh frequency, and the first refresh frequency is greater than the second refresh frequency.