A plasma display device and a method of driving the same according to the black load of a displayed image. The plasma display device includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes extending in parallel, a plurality of pixels each having a plurality of discharge cells defined by the first and the second electrodes, a driver adapted to apply a first reset waveform to the first electrodes and a second reset waveform to the second electrodes during a reset period, and a controller adapted to adjust at least one of a voltage of the first reset waveform or a voltage of the second reset waveform in accordance with a black load of an image signal corresponding to the plurality of pixels.