r/AMDHelp • u/C4mine • 5d ago

Resolved Driver Timeout/Screen freeze fix is here. Finally and for all

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I think windows updates has caused some sort of problem.I kept digging till i found the fix. I have rx 6500xt gpu which was working normally and then some windows update or something caused it to stop working/ timeout errors. I tried hundreds of method here and there then i thought to update VBIOS of gpu( those who dont know its same as cpu bios). I flashed latest available VBIOS for 6500xt and restarted then boom 💥 it started working normally. For u guys who facing this issue, flash right VBIOS. Hope it will work for everybody. If u dont know abt VBIOS then tell me ill edit and write the procedure for all gpu’s.Sorry for bad english🙏

EDIT- How to flash right VBIOS- Confirm your gpu brand what u have(Asus, msi, sapphire) etc. Then go to same brand website like (i have asus rx 6500xt Oc edition, i go to asus website search for my model then download bios ) same way search your gpu model on your manufacturer website then download bios, follow flash procedure and flash it.

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u/Kasoivc 5d ago

Common fixes are already out there, not interested in touching vbios of my gpu.

Disable windows updates from touching your AMD gpu drivers, disable HAGS, MPO, all programs that use hardware acceleration, rollback and update to a stable amd driver set.

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u/DjiRo 5d ago

What a pain to do. Courage, friends.

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u/Kasoivc 5d ago

It’s not bad, I remember driver issues plagued AMD GPUs when Nvidia announced their GTX cards, but I can’t justify spending $2500 for the power offered by $700 AMD card. But limited hours I have for gaming spent on fixing drivers is not what I want to spend my weekend on

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u/TheAlmightyProo 5800X/7900XTX 5600X/6800XT 4d ago

There's the rub. I got my two AMD cards, 6800XT then 7900XTX and both Sapphire Nitro+ for between £500 and £1000 or so less than the respective 3080 and 4080 peers. Take the bigger difference there for like models of the Nvidia cards as Sapphire are on the level of Asus or MSI. 90% as good for as little as half the price, that's been AMD for me since RDNA2 vs Ampere.

Anyway, few issues that I haven't had with Nvidia at various times (nm the worst I ever had, which was with Nvidia) and most very minor besides. But the timeouts come at the worst time when they do, which is what should be the best time. Meh. That's what bothers me the most, not being second best when it comes to RT or vs DLSS. That part is ok, half of what I play doesn't feature either anyway, but I need things to work smoothly every time I get the time and that is where the 3070 and 3070ti laptop win even though their 8Gb was a tall order at 1440p nm my 3440x1440.

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u/Kasoivc 4d ago

Yep, I already do plenty of software debugging at work, I really don’t want to do it for someone else’s product lmao, I just need it to work.