An electroluminescent display and a method of driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel units electrically connected to a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. The pixel units are arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the pixel units in the same column are connected to the same data line, and the pixel units in the same diagonal line of the matrix are connected to the same gate line. The display also includes a data driver located at a first side of the display panel, the data driver being configured to drive the data lines, and a gate driver located at the first side of the display panel and configured to drive the gate lines.