AMD Driver Bug Silently Disables Smart Access Memory On Windows 10, Tanking Gaming Performance And Triggering Crashes
AMD driver bug silently disables Smart Access Memory on Windows 10
📍 The outcome
A driver bug was reported to silently disable Smart Access Memory on Windows 10, leading to crashes and decreased gaming performance. The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 46d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Where it stands
A bug in AMD drivers is disabling Smart Access Memory on Windows 10, affecting gaming performance and causing crashes.
Coverage from Wccftech and other outlets emphasizes the issue with the driver bug. The bug's impact on gaming performance and system stability is being reported.
The situation with the driver bug and its effects on Smart Access Memory will continue to be monitored.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. Updated 53d ago.
Who reported it (8)
- AMD FSR 4.1 surprised with image quality on the RX 6900 XT, even when rendering at 480p. GameGPU · 53d ago
- FSR 4.1 for RDNA 3/RX 7000 Review: Hot or not? PCGH · 53d ago
- AMD brings official FSR 4.1 support to RX 7000 series GPUs — INT8 model now available in 300+ games, RDNA 3 APUs also getting FSR 4.1 soon Tom's Hardware · 53d ago
- AMD’s FSR SDK 2.3 makes FSR 4.1 upscaling work on older GPUs CG Channel · 53d ago
- RadeonTuner enables unofficial FSR 4 driver injection in games with RDNA 3.5 iGPUs TweakTown · 53d ago
- AMD releases FSR 4.1 for older graphics cards earlier than expected PCWorld · 53d ago
- AMD Software Adrenalin 26.6.4 WHQL Drivers Released TechPowerUp · 53d ago
- AMD Driver Bug Silently Disables Smart Access Memory On Windows 10, Tanking Gaming Performance And Triggering Crashes Wccftech · 53d ago broke it first
Answered
What is being affected by the AMD driver bug?
Smart Access Memory on Windows 10
What are the symptoms of the bug?
Tanking gaming performance and triggering crashes
Which operating system is affected?
Windows 10
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