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rolled back mobility catalyst graphics driver 14.6 beta and the artifacts are still there. now what??

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Accepted solution by Elif — Do a proper clean install of the previous driver: downlaod it from the AMD support page, boot into Safe Mode, run DDU , reboot, then…
  1. Uma
    @umat215

    hmmmm ok i installed the AMD Mobility Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.6 Beta update last night and this morning my gaming laptop looked like this on the desktop:

    gpu artifacts

    Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of teh screen goes green for a moment. It doesn't crash, it just looks horrible. My stomach dropped cuz artifacts usually mean dying hardware, right? But it's suspicious that it started exactly after the update. How do I tell which one it is without spendnig money?

    rage

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  2. Lars O.
    @larso444

    uhh do they appear in screenshots, or only on the monitor?

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  3. Uma
    @umat215
    in reply to @larso444

    ok so i had a mild memory overclock in a tuning tool that i'd forgotten about on teh gaimng laptop. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Mila Costa
    @mila.costa

    ahh classic reset any overclock or undervolt, especially memory clock. artifacts that look like small colored blocks are often VRAM instability, and a driver update can change memory behavior enough to tip a marginal OC over.

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  5. Omar Adler
    @oadler

    check that teh PCIe power connectors are fully seaetd and not melted or discolored. power issues can produce artifcats under load.

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  6. Elif
    @elif_frame
    Accepted solution

    Do a proper clean install of the previous driver: downlaod it from the AMD support page, boot into Safe Mode, run DDU, reboot, then install. A plain rollback in Device Manager sometimes leaves the problematic profiles in place.

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  7. Basil Jensen
    @bjensen

    hmm idk safe Mode being clean doesnt fully clear teh hardware 🙏 Safe Mode barely loads the GPU, so a weak card can look fine there.

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  8. Uma
    @umat215
    in reply to @elif_frame

    @elif_frame omggg sadly it was hardware. artifacts showed in BIOS after a few days. warranty claim is in. thx for helping me figure it out fast. u guys are the best!!!

    mindblown

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