The evolution of all previous industrial revolutions is based on the transformation of the driver of economic development, which promotes the wide application of a series of new technologies and crafts and gives birth to a large number of new industries and the change of economic structure. Globally, the economic development in all countries is generally faced with the problems of traditional energy depletion and environmental deterioration. Especially since the outbreak of the international financial crisis in 2008, the problem of insufficient economic development driver has become increasingly prominent, and all countries have begun to exploit the transformation of economic growth driver. Since the reform and opening up, China has entered the stage of accelerating industrialization. At present, it is generally in the middle stage of industrialization and urbanization. In the wave of a new round of industrial revolution, while promoting economic innovation and green development, China is actively seeking the transformation of economic growth power. A series of new changes show that to improve the quality of economic development, China need to further exploit the profit of technological progress, and constantly explore the realization path of the transformation of new and old drivers, to achieve high-quality economic development.