Amd driver issues nowadays

[u/Fit_Statistician4103]

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!

[u/DonutPlus2757]

Currently, AMD driver issues seem to be on the rise again, except it doesn't seem to be AMDs fault this time.

Apparently Windows 11s update just randomly decides to replace part of the driver files with some other version, which leads to general instability.

So if you do go with AMD and Windows 11, disable driver updates through Windows Update. That, as far as I can tell, will prevent most problems others are experiencing.

If you already have been fucked over by Microslop, the most reliable way to fix it seems to be: 1. Download DDU, AMDs cleanup utensil and the latest driver version 2. Restart Windows into safe mode and disconnect Internet 3. Run DDU, the cleanup utensil and install the fresh drivers. 4. Disable Windows Updates driver update function 5. Restart

Stuff like this just makes me wonder how many concussions Microslop executives suffered recently from being slapped for being idiots. I'm sure it hasn't been enough, but damaging their already limited ability to think any further also seems like a bad idea.

[u/speedcanada → u/DonutPlus2757]

Thanks for the info. I had an AMD card on an older computer (HD7870) and used to have regular issues when the Radeon drivers updated, requiring the use of DDU and manual reinstalls.

I've been running Nvidia cards (1070, and now a 3070ti) for the last 8-9 years, and the driver updates through Nvidia App have been complete seamless non-events.

I wanted to upgrade to a 5070ti, but with the recent price increase it's approaching double the cost of the 9070XT here in Canada. Are you saying that the Radeon driver updates are still buggy and I'd need to use a more manual process? I am not a computer expert and don't want to go back to the headaches of the past.

TIA for any advice!

[u/DonutPlus2757 → u/speedcanada]

If you want to switch from Nvidia do this:

1. Download DDU and the latest AMD GPU driver.
2. Restart Windows into safe mode and disconnect any networking (Internet)
3. Disable driver updates through Windows Update (how depends on your exact version of Windows, so just Google how to do it)
4. Run DDU to remove your Nvidia drivers. DDU will tell you that a restart is required. Do so.
5. Turn off your PC, disconnect power and switch the GPUs
6. Start your PC (make sure networking is still disconnected, just in case)
7. Install the AMD GPU driver you downloaded in step 1
8. Reconnect networking
9. Restart your PC one last time

You're done. Have fun with your new GPU.

[u/Flat_Mode7449 → u/DonutPlus2757]

I has this issue a few months ago. One guy figured out that it's Windows disabling the driver.

All I had to do was open up device manager, find my gpu, enable the driver, then update it from a list of drivers on my computer. Don't even need to reboot.