PC Drivers & Software

[IIIHazeIII]

This is so disappointing. I got the 24.1.1 update, I was so excited for this. I first ran a benchmark test on 3D Mark, I got a score over 1k higher than my highest score, started up New World - I run it on max graphics at 1440 and typically get anywhere from 160-220 fps with dips in high population areas. With the new update I decided to overclock my cpu and gpu using the auto feature on adreanlin, I booted up new world after a system restart and was seeing 380+ fps, but the stutter was INSANE, every 8 seconds or so it would freeze for a second and come back. I tried setting the overclocks back to default, system restart, but still stuttering. I ended up rolling my driver back to 23.12.1, set my overclocks back to auto overclock, and boom no stutter. I'm not seeing the super high fps like I was with 24.1.1 but at least it's stable. Does anyone else have this issue or know what the deal is? Seems like I'm nowhere near the only one experiencing this and had to roll back because of it.

cpu: 7800x3d

gpu: 7900xtx nitro+

[cpurpe91]

One thing you can do is provide this information to the driver team by using the built in bug report tool in Adrenaline. I advise you and everyone experiencing these issues to fill out the bug report tool with as much information as you can to help them understand the problem so they can work on fixing it. 

There is also the fact that some configurations may not work well with these newest drivers. It would be impossible to optimize for every single possible hardware configuration. It could be that some people's hardware configurations don't work well with the latest drivers. If that is the case, the bug report tool can inform the driver team of the issues you and many may be facing, and let them get to work on another revision that will correct the problem.

I don't typically recommend overclocking and it could just be less stable this driver version. 

Also this information would really help anyone who may also be having issues as well as other community members that might have been able to find a fix or workaround. Information Required When Posting a Discussion - AMD Community

[IIIHazeIII]

I mean, I have the newest ryzen 7 and the newest Gpu configuration, so I don't think configuration is the issue. I did fill out a bug report. And what's that link for? I described my issue in detail, literally down to the steps I took. And I listed my setup (at least what is relevant). 

[cpurpe91]

Your motherboard and other components could be factors. I wanted to know the entire system specs.

[Obt1]

Same issue here, haven't found a way to fix it

R7 5800x

Rx 6800xt

[IIIHazeIII]

It's ridiculous. It's like they do zero testing before rolling this stuff out and it messes people's stuff up. I literally have a setup that is full of brand new parts, it's 3 months old and people want to try to say it's a hardware issue. No, it's an amd issue. They need to fix their problems, if a 7800x3d/7900xtx config wasn't accounted for then what on earth was? I'm literally running their flagship hardware when it comes to gaming. And it's a shame because I saw a massive performance increase, but the stutter kills it. I'd go from 420 fps down to 120 for a second and then back to the 400s. If the stutter wasn't there I'd be blown away with that performance boost.

[IIIHazeIII]

For context: I'm the OP, here's my full list of relevant hardware.

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800x3d

Gpu: Sapphire nitro+ 7900xtx

Ram: g.skill trident z5 neo ddr5 2x16 CL30 6000ms 

Board: Gigabyte b650 aorus elite ax

Psu: corsair rm1000x 1000w

[cpurpe91]

Do you have the latest BIOS and are you using XMP or EXPO? Have you tried with EXPO or XMP off? I know it is leaving performance on the table with it off but it could be a workaround to have a more stable experience.

[IIIHazeIII]

BIOS and XMP wouldn't have any bearing on the update we're talking about, that makes no sense. Nothing in the update has anything to do with the background operations of the bios or the process used in XMP. There are tons of people having the same issue as me with various configurations. This is an update issue, not an issue on our systems.

[cpurpe91]

I misread your original post. I didn't read the auto-overclocking feature was used. It could be the auto-overclocking feature is not functioning well with the newest driver, and causing instability. I was under the assumption your overclock was in the BIOS, I misread the post and that made me misunderstand. This does seem like a driver level issue and hopefully it is resolved in the next driver update, being due this month at some point.

I am lucky to not be having issues with the newest driver but I admittedly only play a hand full of games, and I don't use any tuning features beyond my custom fan curve.

Sorry I couldn't really be of help.

[V1ad6]

I haven't run any games after the update yet but I have little lags and stuttering even in browser sometimes after the update. That's just annoying. But at least I'm glad that now I now that it's just the driver issue and I'm not the only one to face this problem.

ryzen 5 5600g
rx 6600

[Vasi23]

Hello,
I have the same problem with the Asus TUF 7900XTX.
After O updated my driver I have verry bad Coil Whine and horrible shuttering. I tried to go to the old version but I could not do that. 
I observed that when the GPU draws a lot of power (370W) and it's almost in every game at 99-100%. 

To be able to play my games I removed the game from the Adrenaline. I think this will make the game to run on default configuration. This will result in less FPS but playable game. 

I will sent a debug report on that. Please do this as well.

[cpurpe91]

The 7900 XTX reviews mention a power draw of 360W so your Asus TUF card seems to be in the right ballpark with power consumption. What CPU do you have and how much RAM? What PSU do you have? 

[Vasi23]

I got a fix for the issue on my side. It was something specific and many you may not have.
My Lian Li L-Connect was causing the stuttering. This is an app used for the Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB Case.
After removing the app the stuttering was gone. 
It took me almost one year to find this on a reddit page.
Maybe some of you have the same problem with some RGB controllers or other app/drivers. 

[Sgilbert1967]

wait isnt this a notebook driver? the 24.1.1 I can find is a preview driver from months ago?

I too notice especially when using frame generation, the framerate will show high but the game stutters ( with micro stuttering around 25% when this occurs ) and overall just isnt smooth...and it seems to make my games ( the ones it detects anyway ) unstable. Totally anecdotal but to ME whatever either your 99% frame rate is or the Ingame/steam OL says the FPS is, THAT is the actual frames per second and when THAT is around or below 60 with AFM2 artificially boosting the game is going to " feel stuttery" no mater what the AMD overlay ( if it detects or lets you add you game and even works ) fps counter says it is....if that 99% low is up around 100+ it seems to work better....if its an unreal engine 5 game your definitely gonna crash......

Gigabyte x870e Elite with various bios but on latest F...

AMD 9700x

AMD 7900XTX

DDR5 6000 CL 30 ram expo recognized and on, also ran it off 4800 loser latency no difference but slower

Gen 4 NVME drives with cache

We need unreal engine 5 drivers with DX12 support yesterday, and that acknowledges Stalker2 has been started as well...

So is this a new driver or the months old one I found? I think this is the one I tested a while back and absolutely showed promise looking at FPS on AMD overlay ( if it works on your newer games ), and yea same as you looks fast doesnt feel it and actually 24.10.1 is honestly similar it just doesnt have the performance this driver had, but its same thing if it cant do 60fps natively then its not going to feel great boosted no matter what the FPS counter says in the frame rate is my initial conclusion so i lowered to 1440p ( which a 4070 can do i bought the best AMD for 4K120 dont even get a steady 60 or stable anything ).