AMD fixes “excessive write” bugs with AMD Software 26.11.1

AMD addresses SSD write issues with new Radeon driver release

AMD has officially released AMD Software 26.11.1, addressing a recently reported SSD write bug that has been impacting Radeon GPU users. This bug caused continuous SSD writes in some versions of AMD Software, leading to unnecessary SSD wear.

Highlights

• Fixed Issues
  • Excessive writes to the system drive may be observed while the system is idle on Radeon RX 7000 series graphics products and above.
  • Excessive writes to the system drive may be observed while moving or resizing application windows.

Known Issues

• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced on Radeon RX 7000 series graphics products.
• Intermittent driver timeout may be observed while playing War Thunder on Radeon RX 5000 series graphics products. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to use AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.9.1.
• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Cyberpunk 2077 with AMD FSR Upscaling, AMD Radeon Anti-Lag and in-game frame generation enabled during video playback on a secondary display on some Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable in-game frame generation.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered may become unresponsive while using Alt+Tab during gameplay on Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series processors.
• Black screen may be observed when launching Gears of War: Reloaded on AMD Ryzen AI 9 400 Series processors. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to switch the in-game display mode to Windowed and then back to Fullscreen.
• Failure to install may be observed while installing AI Bundle components in some regions with limited access to HuggingFace and GitHub.
• AMD Smart Access Memory may become disabled after driver installation on Windows 10 systems.
• Visual corruption may appear on character hair while playing Phantom Blade Zero on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable the High-Quality Hair setting in the game.
• Black corruption may be observed while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.

AMD Software 26.11.1 Radeon Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.11.1 supports the following AMD Radeon products. This driver does not support pre-RDNA AMD GPUs.

Radeon/AMD Software 26.11.1 is available to download here.

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