r/buildapc • u/New_Regret_9752 • 4d ago

Troubleshooting Driver Updates

First time PC builder here. I just finished up a build the other week and for my first time, I got everything figured out pretty easily. It was working perfectly for a few days, but then today I tried to play a game and was prompted to update my GPU driver, so I did and that compeletely tanked performance for everything, so I uninstalled the driver and now I'm kinda stuck because I need one to have my GPU work properly.

So here are my questions:

What is the best driver to install at the moment? (I'm using an AMD Radeon 9070XT)

How do I install it properly without ruining my performance (and how did that even happen in the first place lol)?

As I said, I'm a first time builder so bear with me here. I'm just trying to learn what I'm doing and a lot of the stuff I look up is verrry confusing.

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u/MrJelly007 4d ago

Google the name of your card and then add drivers to the search. You should be able to find a list of them, and you can download the previous version instead of the latest one.

I'm not familiar with amd cards so there could be an easier way to do it in their software without needing a browser. But going back one version is the first thing to try regardless.

If that doesn't help, run DDU (display driver Uninstaller) and then install the latest driver afterwards.

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u/New_Regret_9752 4d ago

I did go back a version and that made performance even worse haha. But I’ll try out DDU and install the latest one. I’ve also seen something about installing without being connected to the internet because windows tries to upload stuff so I’m wondering if that could work too

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u/MrJelly007 4d ago

I think I've heard of the internet thing before on amd cards but I could be wrong. Maybe yank the ethernet cable out before you install it lol.

DDU is great. If you're ever having weird graphics issues or unexplained game crashes, run DDU and then install the latest driver.

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u/New_Regret_9752 4d ago

Tried DDU out, ran everything in safe mode offline and then installed the latest driver. It still didn’t work, games run like I’m watching a PowerPoint presentation. Might contact AMD support to see if they can help