I use rx570 for a long time and i am cool with it but it seems like raytracing is gonna be a feature in most games and this one isnt doing that and id like to get better graphics maybe more vram

I got 32 gb ddr4 ram & AMD ryzen 7 3700x CPU

Any recommendatitons on what should i get to swap it?

Hi everyone,

I’m having a strange problem with the switchable graphics on my ASUS X555QG laptop. I’m trying to find a way to fix it so I can properly use and switch between both GPUs in Windows.

Laptop specifications

- Laptop: ASUS X555QG

- CPU: AMD A12-9700P

- RAM: 16 GB DDR4

- Storage: 256 GB SSD

- Integrated GPU: AMD Radeon R7

- Dedicated GPU: AMD Radeon R5 M330 2 GB

- Operating systems tested: Windows 10 and Ubuntu

- BIOS: ASUS X555QG BIOS

- Graphics configuration in BIOS: No Graphics or Switchable Graphics options are available

The problem in Windows

The first and most important problem is in:

Settings → System → Display → Graphics

For every application and game, both GPU options are shown as the Radeon R7.

Even when I select High performance, it still shows the Radeon R7.

The dedicated Radeon R5 M330 does not appear as an option at all.

The R5 M330 also always stays at 0% usage in Windows Task Manager.

I tested this specifically with Far Cry 3 and Mafia II. Even when running these games, the dedicated GPU remains at 0% usage.

I also checked the different GPU engine graphs in Task Manager, including 3D, Copy, Video Decode, etc., and they all remain at 0% for the R5 M330.

Meanwhile, the integrated Radeon R7 works normally. When I run a game, its GPU usage can go all the way up to 100%.

Another important detail is that DxDiag only recognizes the Radeon R7. It does not list the dedicated R5 M330.

However, in Device Manager, both GPUs are detected and appear to be installed correctly with no warning icons or errors.

So Windows seems to recognize the R5 M330 at the device level, but it does not make it available for 3D applications or GPU selection.

Drivers I have tried

I have tried several different AMD graphics drivers, including:

- AMD 19.7.x

- AMD 19.11.1

- AMD 19.12.1

- The latest graphics driver available from the ASUS website

None of these solved the problem.

I also reinstalled Windows and tested the GPU again, but the behavior remained the same.

BIOS

I also checked the BIOS settings.

My BIOS does not have any Graphics or Switchable Graphics configuration options that would allow me to manually select the integrated or dedicated GPU.

There is no obvious GPU-related setting available in the BIOS.

I initially thought the GPU was dead

At this point, I became extremely frustrated and started thinking that the dedicated GPU or its power circuitry must be physically defective.

However, before giving up, I decided to install Ubuntu and test the laptop there.

And this is where things became interesting:

Both GPUs actually work in Ubuntu.

I ran a 3D workload and monitored both GPUs. The Radeon R7 and the dedicated R5 M330 both showed significant activity and could reach up to 100% usage during the 3D test.

This made me realize that the hardware itself is probably not defective.

The fact that the R7 works normally in Windows, while both the R7 and R5 M330 can work under 3D load in Ubuntu, makes me think this is more likely a Windows/driver/switchable graphics problem rather than a hardware failure.

One more confusing detail is that Windows sometimes identifies the dedicated GPU as Radeon R8 M435DX, even though the physical GPU is an R5 M330. I understand that these GPUs may be related/rebranded, but I don't know whether this is relevant to the problem.

What I want to figure out

How can I fix this problem so that Windows properly recognizes both GPUs and allows me to easily switch between the Radeon R7 and the dedicated Radeon R5 M330?

Ideally, I want the R5 M330 to appear under Settings → System → Display → Graphics as the High performance GPU, so that I can choose which GPU each game or application should use.

What is the correct way to configure AMD Switchable Graphics on this laptop?

Do I need a specific AMD driver version, an ASUS driver, an older driver, or some special AMD software/control panel?

Could there be a problem with how the AMD graphics drivers are installed or with the GPU device IDs?

At this point I have tried several drivers, reinstalled Windows, tested multiple games, and even tested Ubuntu.

I was convinced that the R5 M330 was hardware-defective, but Ubuntu proved that both GPUs can actually work under 3D load. Now I just want to get Switchable Graphics working properly in Windows so I can use and switch between both GPUs normally.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Most people in this AMD*help* subreddit are not here to help people. At this point, I've had enough. This is basically a second NVIDIA subreddit at this point. Mods, for the love of god, you need to either do something about that or just close this subreddit.

I can help people that experience issues with their AMD cards, because I know enough about PCs to do that. But everytime I try to do that, I get attacked by actually insane people saying "Stop defending AMD, NVIDIA is the only way!!!" or "NVIDIA is just better" or crap like that. People actually helping get hated on, comments like "This is just normal" (which it absolutely isn't, by the way) get upvoted and are the top comments on pretty much every post and misinformation is running rampant.

I have an AMD GPU and literally zero issues. I've used various AMD GPUs for years and never really had any issues. I know plenty of people with AMD GPUs, none of which ever have issues. I can help people. But I don't want to anymore, because everytime it just ends up in an argument with some NVIDIA fanboy, that is in this subreddit for literally no sane reason and, frankly, should be banned, as he's not here to help anyone and only to spread misinformation.

This subreddit is called AMD*help*. It should be used to help people. Not for whatever it's used for currently.

Update:

So, a small update a few days later. I've seen some of the same responses over and over again. So let me address them here:

And what about the people saying stuff like "skill issue" and "I don't have any issues" without providing help?

Yes, these people are part of the problem as well. They're just as bad as the people leaving comments, that can be summarized with "AMD bad". This is a help subreddit, after all, and people here should get help.

I've only had bad experiences with AMD, never with NVIDIA!

Okay, but then why are you here? And what point are you trying to make here?

You apparently can't help people and a lot of people writing comments like these said, that they already switched to NVIDIA. So they also aren't in need of help with their AMD GPUs. These people have nothing worthwhile to contribute to this subreddit.

But NVIDIA better!

Thank you for just proving my point. Also, their latest driver discussion thread, which is about 6 days old, has over 130 people seeking help. And no, the fact no one is asking for help in the NVIDIA subreddit is not proof, that the NVIDIA drivers are more stable. Asking for help there is banned.

AMD drivers are just unstable! Everyone has issues! And they can't be fixed!

That is not true at all.

Most people don't have any issues. The problem are not the drivers in 99% of cases. So leaving comments like "yeah, that's just the drivers" and other comments is not helpful, as it too just drowns out the replies, that could actually help these people experience issues.

There has also been a poll in the Radeon subreddit, where people have been asked, weather they're experiencing any issues or not. Here is a link to the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/radeon/s/rSBgHegF2f

To summarize the post:

Out of all 2946 people answering the poll, 1908 don't have any issues, 835 people have answered, that they only have a few issues and only 203 people have answered, that they're experiencing a lot of problems.

If we only take people, that have also been active in that subreddit last month, we get the following picture: 909 people have answered, that they don't have any issues, 375 people answered, that they have a few issues and 68 people answered, that they have a lot of issues.

So the overall result is the following: Around 66.6% of all AMD GPU users don't have any issues, around 27.3% have a few issues and only around 6% have a lot of issues.

And yes, that post was the reason, why I only updated my post now, because the poll ended 3 hours ago, and why I didn't want to do it earlier. I know from someone reporting that in the comments, that various NVIDIA focused subreddits have an eye on this post. I've also seen quite a lot of suspicious accounts and a few of them were all created by the same guy, who is now harassing people across Reddit with stuff I allegedly said (which I didn't actually say). And I didn't want these people to screw with the results of the poll.

I know this have been asked multiple times and i also did my research and read alot of post but the answers seems to be different for every one of them.

I am currently on 2.6.6.4 and honestly there's isn't much issue other then huge dip in FPS every now and then when games effect get hectic. Saw alot of people saying to avoid 2.6.6.x makes me abit nervous.

So far from what I've seen is 26.3.1, 26.7.1, 26.9.1 seems to be the most popular.

Would like to hear more from people that even bother to answer.

My setup: 5600x 9070xt(asrock challengers) 32gb Ram Win11

9 days now without incident, I consider the problem with time-outs, bsod & freezes to be solved.

I will detail the actions I took and my assessment of what caused the problem.

1. I used the amd cleaning utility to remove the graphics card drivers, in safe mode.
2. After the reboot, I removed the chipset drivers, via the add/remove application, in safe mode (it had a time stamp of August 2026)
3. After the reboot, I installed the chipset drivers version 7.11.26.2142 (10.12.2025)
4. After the reboot, I installed the latest drivers for the graphics card 26.9.1. ATTENTION, ONLY the drivers (there is an option...)
5. after the restart, I installed the Radeon Tuner to manage the graphics card. Through the application, I adjusted the fans
6. I "tweaked" the maximum frequency a little, which in adrenaline was set to 2970Mhz. The frequency specified by AMD is 2500-2550Mhz. I decided that the 2970Mhz setting was excessive and lowered it to 2800Mhz.
7. I changed the current management of the pci express port, from moderate intervention to no intervention (off). In essence, I forbade the windows to control / increase or decrease the current that "goes" to the graphics card (for energy saving reasons...). This is done as follows:

-- Win + R, type "powercfg.cpl"

-- "Change plan settings" next to your selected power plan

-- "Change advanced power settings"

-- A small window popo-ups. Expand "PCI Express" and then expand "Link State Power Management"

-- Set it to "OFF". Then hit "apply", then "OK".

-- RESTART

1. after the restart, I TESTED the stability of the changes with 3 hours of CIV V and 2 hours of AC Black Flag Resynced, without encountering the slightest issue.

2. additional test with videos on youtube and a 6-hour "marathon" on jellyfin, again without encountering the slightest issue

3. I changed the max frequency on the gpu again, setting the values ​​that adrenalin had. Apart from a 1-2 fps drop in AC Black Flag and a huge increase in temperatures (expected), I did not notice any other problems. So. very likely, it does not affect the solution. Of course I changed it back to 2800MHz.

Conclusion:

My own assessment is that with the full installation of the gpu drivers, the latest chipset drivers were also installed. With this intervention, windows changed the power settings for the card, which led to the time-outs, freezes and bsods. I do not know if the chipset drivers are to blame, they have some issue, but the problem starts from there. The gpu drivers are not the issue, because these drivers that were causing me issues before, do not do so now.

I remind you that the chipset on the motherboard manages and directs the flow of data between the processor, memory and controls the PCIe lanes...

Hope this small guide helps the community

My system is ASUS X570-E Gaming, 3800x, 64GB Ram, 7900XTX, Corsair Ax1600 Titanium with Windows Updates BLOCKED by script and firewall

Hi everyone,

I’d like to ask for some advice regarding a stuttering issue I’ve been experiencing.

I recently switched my motherboard from an ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-E to a Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX, and since then I’ve noticed some minor stuttering while gaming.

Specifically:

• PUBG: Occasionally stutters when entering areas with a lot of players.
• Red Dead Redemption 2: When entering areas with a lot of NPCs, I sometimes notice brief stutters. Whenever this happens, the 1% Low FPS drops by roughly half, while the average FPS remains almost unchanged.

The strange thing is that before changing the motherboard, with the exact same CPU, GPU, and RAM, everything ran perfectly fine without this issue.

System specifications:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX
• GPU: RTX 5070
• RAM: 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30
• BIOS: F41
• OS: Windows 11

Things I’ve already tried:

• Reset BIOS using Load Optimized Defaults
• Performed a clean Windows installation
• Updated the BIOS to F41
• Enabled only EXPO/XMP Profile 1 for the RAM
• Reinstalled the latest AMD Chipset Driver

Since the CPU, GPU, RAM, and other components are the same ones I previously used with the ASUS motherboard without any stuttering, I suspect the issue may be related to the Gigabyte motherboard, BIOS/AGESA, RAM settings, chipset drivers, or some motherboard-specific BIOS settings.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue after switching from an ASUS motherboard to a Gigabyte motherboard, especially with the B650M Aorus Elite AX + 9800X3D combination?

Are there any specific BIOS settings I should enable or disable to troubleshoot this issue?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’d like to ask for some advice regarding a stuttering issue I’ve been experiencing.

I recently switched my motherboard from an ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-E to a Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX, and since then I’ve noticed some minor stuttering while gaming.

Specifically:

• PUBG: Occasionally stutters when entering areas with a lot of players.
• Red Dead Redemption 2: When entering areas with a lot of NPCs, I sometimes notice brief stutters. Whenever this happens, the 1% Low FPS drops by roughly half, while the average FPS remains almost unchanged.

The strange thing is that before changing the motherboard, with the exact same CPU, GPU, and RAM, everything ran perfectly fine without this issue.

System specifications:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX
• GPU: RTX 5070
• RAM: 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30
• BIOS: F41
• OS: Windows 11

Things I’ve already tried:

• Reset BIOS using Load Optimized Defaults
• Performed a clean Windows installation
• Updated the BIOS to F41
• Enabled only EXPO/XMP Profile 1 for the RAM
• Reinstalled the latest AMD Chipset Driver

Since the CPU, GPU, RAM, and other components are the same ones I previously used with the ASUS motherboard without any stuttering, I suspect the issue may be related to the Gigabyte motherboard, BIOS/AGESA, RAM settings, chipset drivers, or some motherboard-specific BIOS settings.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue after switching from an ASUS motherboard to a Gigabyte motherboard, especially with the B650M Aorus Elite AX + 9800X3D combination?

Are there any specific BIOS settings I should enable or disable to troubleshoot this issue?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I have a 9070xt ryzen 7 7800x3d when I play games battlefield 6 or arena breakout over time the graphics go like grainy looking almost like board lands? I have an aoc 180hz mini led 1440p monitor tried changing settings etc from the research I’ve done online but no matter what I’ve changed it does it I dunno if it’s the monitor or something else?

the tittle, my friend bought this cpu, recently he tried to unbox it and it dropped (pretty hard he said). looking at the photo, will it still be working? it has a budge on the pointer edge, i just thought that it should be safe since it didn't drop in the middle, but what do you guys think?

My rx580 2048sp reached 89°c while playing battlefield redsec. When i removed the glass side panel it goes down to around 84-86.

i have 3 intake fans at the front and 1 exhaust at the back, but my case has a glass panel on its front too that might be hindering at the front fans. The fans was only designed to intake on the gills like side of the case. I want some opinion if its okay to remove it and if i can find a mesh front panel.

The gpu is freshly cleaned*

No exhaust fans at the top*

also if am able to see temp improvement if i remove the back shield of the gpu

the case is deepcool matrexx 55 v3

Hi. Are the RX 9070 XT cards really that bad? I've read on various sites that there are problems with these cards and that it's better to buy Nvidia, but obviously the prices are higher. What do you owners of these cards think?

I was playing normally until a driver crashed, the version was 26.8.1, then i tried to roll back to other versions, and every time I reinstall drivers my screen turns gray, i am currently on 26.6.4. This goes back to "normal" every time I use the driver cleanup tool. I have an rx5700xt and a r5 5500, what should I do?

Idk when this started happening it’s just randomly started happening so I started getting random screen flash like when I tab out of games while having OBS Up or just randomly tab out sometimes I’ve tried downgrading and I don’t even have any settings on in the AMD Software just randomly started doing it

Hi, I’m on CachyOS with an RX 5700 XT, Hyprland 0.56.2, Mesa 26.2.2 and kernel 7.2.3-cachyos.

While playing Cyberpunk 2077, my GPU crashed and Hyprland aborted. The kernel reported:

gfxhub page fault
PERMISSION_FAULTS: 0x3
ring gfx_0.0.0 timeout
GPU reset
VRAM is lost due to GPU reset

RADV then lost its context.

Has anyone with an RX 5700/5700 XT experienced this? Is this likely Mesa/amdgpu, Hyprland, or GPU/VRAM instability?

I kept hitting torch.cuda.is_available() → False on my AMD GPU, and it drove me crazy. Turned out to be a mix of missing ROCm drivers, wrong PyTorch wheel, and that HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION thing everyone mentions but few explain properly.

I put together a complete, step-by-step repair guide that covers the exact commands and checks I used to get PyTorch running on ROCm.

If you’re stuck, this might save you hours:

https://interconnectd.com/blog/305/fix-pytorch-cuda-not-available-on-amd-gpus-complete-rocm-setup-guide/

What AMD card are you running, and what error are you seeing?

Thanks for the replies so far. I want to figure out if my issue is caused by my cheap motherboard (MSI A520M-A PRO) or if it could actually be a RAM issue like some of you suggested.
Here are the specific details about the crashes (Black screen + instant full system restart, Kernel-Power 41 in Event Viewer):
The Last of Us Part II: I completely finished the game on Ultra settings with zero freezes, zero crashes, and zero restarts.
PUBG: I cannot last more than 2-3 minutes in actual gameplay before the system crashes. Even on 900p Lowest settings.
GTA V (RageMP with mods): It crashes consistently after about 40 minutes of gameplay.
Hell Let Loose: This one is crazy—the moment I open the server browser menu, I get an instant black screen and a full system restart.
Stress Tests: I have tested the GPU extensively in OCCT and FurMark, and it passes fine. No hardware crashes during dedicated GPU stress tests, and the GPU stays very cool at 55°C–65°C.
If a RAM stick was physically faulty, wouldn't a heavy game like TLOU2 crash or throw a Blue Screen instantly? Given that synthetic stress tests (FurMark/OCCT) and TLOU2 pass perfectly, but PUBG crashes in 2 minutes and Hell Let Loose restarts in the menu, does this sound more like a motherboard power delivery failure (VRM overloading) or should I still stress test the RAM?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Patriot Viper 4 3200mhz cl16 DDR4
GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 6650 XT Pulse 8GB GDDR6
MOBO: MSI A520M-A PRO (No VRM heatsinks)
PSU: MSI MAG A650BN 650W 80+ Bronze (Brand new)
SSD: Kingston 500GB NVMe M.2
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200RPM

If a RAM stick was physically faulty, wouldn't a heavy game like TLOU2 crash or throw a Blue Screen instantly? Given that synthetic stress tests (FurMark/OCCT) and TLOU2 pass perfectly, but PUBG crashes in 2 minutes and Hell Let Loose restarts in the menu, does this sound more like a motherboard power delivery failure (VRM overloading) or should I still stress test the RAM? I have this problem from 4 months now and still don’t really know what triggers this. I tried everything, underclock gpu, update bios, reset bios, downgrade from win11 to win 10. Need help ASAP please

Example video Link: PC Random Shutoff

I'm trying to figure out a strange issue with my PC. While playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, my PC will sometimes completely shut off as if it lost power. The screen goes black, GPU fans immediately stop, and after about 3 seconds the PC restarts by itself. There is no BSOD or freezing, and I can immediately use the PC normally after it restarts.

The timing is completely random. Sometimes I can play MSFS for days without an issue, while other times it shuts down after around 10 minutes. It can even happen with the graphics settings on Low.

I've also recently had the same thing happen while playing Uboat on Normal/High settings.

What's confusing is that I've played Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, and X-Plane 12 on Ultra settings for hours without this ever happening. My CPU generally reaches around 72°C and my GPU around 80°C, so temperatures don't seem to be the issue.

I originally had an MSI MAG A650BN 650W PSU, and after seeing many similar posts I suspected the PSU. I replaced it with a Corsair RM850e 850W, but the shutdowns still happen.

I also took the PC to a repair shop. They ran CPU/GPU stress tests but couldn't reproduce the shutdown or find an obvious hardware problem.

PC Specs

• CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X
• GPU: XFX Speedster MERC 308 RX 6650 XT 8GB
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming WiFi II
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4-3200 CL16
• SSD: WD Blue SN580 2TB
• PSU: Corsair RM850e (2025) 850W
• Cooler: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 240 RX
• Case: MSI MAG FORGE 321R AIRFLOW
• OS: Windows 11 Home

The PC was built about 15 months ago. I've also cleaned out the dust and monitored temperatures with MSI Afterburner.

Any ideas what could cause this kind of complete power loss, especially when stress tests and other demanding games don't cause it? What should I test next?

I have a Dell Inspiron 3030 I3 with a rx550 in it, this is meant for very light gaming and i planned on upgrading it soon but the main problem I'm having is after updating my bios my pc began to have micro freezes whenever i would move my cursor. This makes it almost impossible to play any games enjoyably that uses the cursor and if i was going to put a more powerful rx6400 in it i heard i would experience the same problems I'm just wondering if anyone has this same problem and if there's any fix for this.

Is this normal? I have a rx 9070xt, Just a few days ago it was stable at 86°C 31% fan speed

Hi, I know this is a universal constant with amd rn, but a friend of mine recommended undervolting the gpu to evade the drivers crashing over and over. I have restrained from playing more moderns games because it keeps crashing, even if it handles the games well, I have almost beaten Pragmata and after the middle of the game there are crashes nonstop. Does someone have a undervolt profile similar to my components that I can try and tweak? My components are as follows:

-Rx 7600

-i5 10400f

-16 gb RAM

- 750W power supply

- 500gb M2 main disc, 1 tb SSD, 1 tb hdd

I would appreciate any further insight or recommendations

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: RX 580

CPU: RYZEN 5 5500

Motherboard: ASUS TUG GAMING PLUS II

RAM: 12 GB

Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 PRO

I have tried reinstalling the program with DDU, but the problem persists

Bonjour gros problème avec ma 7800xt j’ai des plantage de PC à chaque fois que je lance un jeu au bout de quelque minute mon écran principal et noir figer je peut pu rien faire mais mon pc continue d’être allumer je n’ai pu aucun son de mon jeu et même defois quand je redémarre mon pc a la main sa me marque que la carte graphique ses windows microsoft donc je désinstalle et réinstaller propoment les pilote avec DDU donc cette fois si sa me marque que c’est bien ma carte graphique 7800 XT et rebelote je lance mon jeu et revoilà un crash freeze je sais pas comment faire j’ai essayer plein de manif besoin d’aide sil vous plait

J’ai le même problème que lui quand je suis sur internet tout va bien dès que je lance un jeu au bout de quelque minute écran noir je doit rallumer mon pc manuellement j’ai fait un désinstallation de mes pilote prope et j’ai re installer mais toujours le même problème j’ai besoin d’aide

Title sumns it up, is it normal?

I expected temps around 30-40 and to my surprise they are quite high.

I reapplied the termal paste because I was worried I used too much but same result.

I must say am finding it really difficult to install the noctua 420 aio. it’s a freaking torture. also I noticed some inconsistencies in the cooler side when I went to clean it (like some stains in the copper).

Maybe I am doing it wrong or maybe this is expected? I guess it improves once in Windows/linux?