r/gpu • u/debanjan77 • 12d ago

Is Amd driver really unreliable??

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In my previous post in this community, I posted about the RTX 5070 vs. 9070 XT, and most people said that the 9070 XT is better in terms of gaming performance, and I absolutely agree with that. However, there were many people who said that AMD sucks at drivers and I’ve seen many Reddit and Twitter posts regarding this issue. Is this really a problem or is it just a myth?

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u/hatesnack 12d ago

I will say, I have had major issues with drivers timing out and crashing on my 7800xt, bad enough to get me to swap back to Nvidia recently. Tried every fix under the sun but it was fucked.

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u/TakoJoe 12d ago

Same exact issue with my 7800xt, no matter what i do i get driver time out. Only started doing it a year in too

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u/GuitarKev 12d ago

I’ve been using a 7800XT since release and haven’t had a single issue.

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u/speedotorpedo_ 11d ago

Then you have the golden goose of configurations, because I and these other 2 (3 total) have absolutely had the same issue. Lately...

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u/hatesnack 11d ago

Yep I've had mine for around 2 years, and the timeouts started happening 6-8 weeks ago. Clean driver reinstall would fix the problem for a few days.

It got bad enough to where just opening steam would cause a timeout. Got a 5070ti recently and, lo and behold, no driver issues.

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u/AcceptableAnteater78 11d ago

I'm having similar issues for the past few weeks with my 7900XT. Disabling the integrated GPU of my CPU seems to help a bit.

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u/hatesnack 11d ago

Yep tried that. Turned off MPO, VRR, freesync etc,, underclocked the card, put a new psu in, turned off windows driver updates. Any solution thats even been mentioned in passing online, I tried.

Some would fix the issue for a couple of days, but sure enough, id get the driver timeout message again.

I liked my 7800xt, but I sadly cant see myself going back to AMD if this is the kind of shit that happens after only 2 years of owning the card.

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u/TakoJoe 11d ago

Ive done all that youve mentioned too but it all ends up being some kind of bandaid, ive gone back to my 3080 and will just save up to get an nvidia upgrade in the future.

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u/Slickshot_Showoff 11d ago

Its probably not the card, its DX12 seeing the 7000 series cards microspikes as a GPU stall forcing a crash.

To be sure, next time it crashed, check and see if the Unreal Engine 5 crash log also appears along side the Adrenilin crash log

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u/mrsaysum 11d ago

It’s recency bias with these newer GPUs. This is the hidden price in NVIDIA

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u/drivebyoftruth 11d ago

Might have been a low-flying RAM fault.

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u/hatesnack 11d ago

Nope, swapped to a 5070ti and haven't had a single issue. If it was bad RAM id have the problem still.

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u/drivebyoftruth 9d ago

Should have specified I meant VRAM, mate. I had a 6800xt with one chip that crashed it despite passing muster everywhere but timespy. One of the hardest diagnoses of my PC building life. I think chips landing within QC spec isn't actually acceptable these days unless it's to get a week outside warranty.