{"id":28397,"date":"2023-01-13T09:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T08:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=28397"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T08:08:29","slug":"does-amds-windows-whql-driver-bricks-rdna-2-rx-6000-gpus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2023\/01\/13\/does-amds-windows-whql-driver-bricks-rdna-2-rx-6000-gpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Does AMD's Windows WHQL driver bricks RDNA 2 RX 6000 GPUs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Windows\"[German<\/a>]Can a driver update bricks AMD graphics cards (AMD 6800\/6900 GPUs) from AMD? There are hints from users that exactly this might have happened after a driver update – whereby we are talking about WHQL Windows drivers certified by Microsoft. Here is some information about this issue.<\/p>\n

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\"\"The issue has been brought to my attention by readers – but I had also seen it on Twitter and at\u00a0neowin.net<\/a>. The message: beware of updating the Windows WHQL driver for AMD graphics cards (AMD 6800\/6900 GPUs) – they can be bricked.<\/p>\n

\"AMD<\/a><\/p>\n

The background is a video<\/a> from krisfixgermany on YouTube, and a Facebook post<\/a>. The YouTuber deals with the repair of graphics cards (see krisfix.de<\/a>). The YouTuber states that he received 61 graphics cards of the Radeon RX 6800 and 6900 series, 48 of which were completely dead and basically could not be repaired.<\/p>\n

\"Bricked<\/a>
\n(Source: YouTube)<\/p>\n

When checking the electronics via multimeter, KrisFix-Germany found that the traces for the SoC, the memory and the memory controller were all shorted. As the cause for the short-circuit, he suspects that the chips themselves broke and damaged the metal layers of the PCB. KrisFix-Germany wrote about this:<\/p>\n

I decided to disassemble the card again after several people mentioned in the comments that they noticed a crack in the processor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He shared the photos o\u00a0Facebook<\/a> –<\/p>\n

the surface of the GPU chips show discolorations that indicate thermal overload.<\/p>\n

There were then a number of user comments on reddit.com that reported hints of the same problems in connection with driver updates to AMD's Windows WHQL driver 22.11.2. User Intencities92 writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This is crazy. My RX 6900xt recently died. About a day after I installed the newest driver.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another comment sounds similar:<\/p>\n

It is crazy to see this because my 6900xt bought directly from amd died around the 20th of december. I luckily was still within warranty and AMD gave me my money back since they said that they couldn't replace my card.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and here is another comment<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Count mine in. I had to replace my 6900 xt a month ago. I upgraded to the newest drivers at the time.i also used the auto undervolt feature in adrenaline software. then, I played Black Mesa with every setting on ultra at 144hz 4k for an hour. I shut the PC down. The GPU never came back on the next day.<\/p>\n

Edit – my GPU is a reference 6900 xt model. GPU died after I updated to 22.11.2 recommended whql. Never mined with it. Just benchmarking\/gaming\/productivity<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Currently, it is difficult to assess whether it is simply early failures of the graphics cards, or whether the Windows WHQL driver 22.11.2 from AMD plays a role. Thus, those who use an AMD graphics card should perhaps keep an eye on the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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