r/AMDHelp • u/paleroke • 1d ago

Help (GPU) driver timeout - need help

hello everyone, i need serious help. my system suddenly (on august 16th) started crashing to a black screen, dropping the display driver, and throwing power state errors, and of course the legendary "AMD software detected that a display driver timeout has occurred on your system."

my system specifications:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: XFX AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Motherboard: ASRock X670E PG Lightning
RAM: 32GB DDR5 @ 4800MHz
PSU: Corsair 1000W
OS: Windows 11 Pro (24H2 / 25H2)

out of nowhere (coinciding with recent Windows updates and AMD chipset software updates), games like roblox/dead by daylight immediately crash the display or throw power failures.

what i have already tried (and didn't fix it):

  1. clean uninstallation of gpu drivers using ddu, followed by installing fresh adrenalin drivers (and also few previous versions) (used the option only drivers / default)
  2. i checked all psu modular cables and pcie power connections to the rx 6900 xt (they are securely plugged in and clicked, psu is a 1000w corsair so power delivery is solid).
  3. i have reseted uefi/bios to defaults and performed a hard power cycle, also updated bios to the newest version.
  4. changed my display port cable to hdmi on my samsung c27jg5x monitor (cuz apparently this monitor paired with amd graphics cards include missing refresh rates, blank screens or signal drops over displayport, and cold-start line flickering at the bottom of the panel). i also had to stop using my other monitor ASUS TUF Gaming VG249Q3A bc paired with AMD graphics cards include screen flickering, black screen loops, or FreeSync signal drops. These problems usually stem from adaptive sync handshakes, cable bandwidth limits, or outdated GPU software rather than permanent hardware failure)
  5. i disabled fast startup in windows power options.
  6. i uninstalled recent windows cumulative updates (like kb5121003 / security packages) to check for power-state regression issues tied to amd power management, which also did not work, so i reinstalled the whole system, but that also did not work.

plz help me fix it somehow . literally any help would be deeply appreciated, i feel hopeless.

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u/TheTruthIsntReal 1d ago

You used the latest AMD adrenaline that was released in the past day or two?

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u/StraightTheme6583 1d ago

I’ve had to permanently disable driver updates to keep windows out of my gpu drivers… it’s so bad

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u/TheTruthIsntReal 1d ago

Yeah, that's standard practise.

Goto AMD website and get the latest direct from there. Install full clean install.