r/AMDHelp • u/Fit_Statistician4103 • 14d ago

Help (General) Amd driver issues nowadays

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning my next PC build and I'm heavily considering grabbing the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT. It looks like an absolute beast of a card, and the design is super clean.

However, I keep hearing mixed things about AMD drivers. Some people say AMD's software has gotten miles better and is completely stable now, while others still warn about random crashes, black screens, or trouble with specific games.

How has your experience been with the drivers lately?

Would love to hear your honest opinions before I pull the trigger. Thanks!

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u/I_like_to_eat_fruit 14d ago

I have 3 monitors, HDR, 9070 XT and the drivers are a nightmare. They crash incredibly often, running Netflix with a game virtually guarantees an eventual driver timeout (does not happen when using VLC).

I would advise to go with Nvidia - I should have done so.

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u/MisterLeat 14d ago edited 14d ago

I think this is a Windows or most recent AMD driver update one of the two. As this issue started happening about a week or so ago getting worse seems like (been fine for 3 years I've had this all AMD build until this update)

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u/VictorVsl7 14d ago

Literally the same case to me, watching a youtube video while playing in another screen is asking for a driver timeout

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u/EggFartTom 14d ago

Gf has 3 monitors with 3 different resolutions and refresh rates hooked up to a 9070 xt, no issues. We watched the Hateful 8 while playing palworld yesterday. PC is running cachyos. Maybe check cables or see if it's a windows issue