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GREEN BLOCKS AND COLORED LINES IN GAMES AFTER THE AMD CATALYST HOTFIX UPDATE

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Accepted solution by Yusuf O. — ok so reset any ovreclock or undervolt, especially memory clock. Artifacts that look like small colored blocks are often VRAM instability,…
  1. Mila
    @lucky_fiddler

    So this is new. Artifacts in games, and only since updating Catalyst Hotfix from AMD.

    gpu artifacts

    ive arleady rebooted three times. they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads lol is that a meaningful clue? im happy to run tests, I just need to know which ones make sense. I have not overclocked anything on purpose, but I did install a tuning tool a while back. I wanna rule out teh cheap explanations before I start pricing replacement cards.

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  2. Bea
    @bea_solid

    Do the artifacts show up in BIOS or in Safe Mode, or only in normal Windows? ??

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  3. Dima
    @solidhound
    in reply to @bea_solid

    lol same thing happened to me same issue here on my laptop. following this thread. which version are you on?? hope that helps :)

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  4. Mila
    @lucky_fiddler
    in reply to @solidhound

    yeah so booted into Safe Mode and the screen was clean. back to normal mode, artifacts in games again. idk what else to say tbh

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  5. Liv Kaur
    @lambdagarage

    spent half the night on artifacts and im still not done any ideas??

    somewhere an AI is confidently telling someone the wrong fix rn

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  6. Yusuf O.
    @tiny_hound

    ok so ur BIOS observation is a good clue. if artifacts appear only after Windows loads teh driver, but not in BIOS or in Safe Mode (which uses the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter), that leans towards driver/software. if they show up in BIOS too, think hardware. fingers crossed 🤞

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  7. Yusuf O.
    @tiny_hound

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

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  8. Yusuf O.
    @tiny_hound
    Accepted solution

    ok so reset any ovreclock 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 magrinal OC over.

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  9. Mila
    @lucky_fiddler
    in reply to @tiny_hound

    @tiny_hound holy cow DDU plus the previous AMD driver and the artifacts are completely gone. So relieved I didnt buy a new card in a panic. seriously made my day 😭🙏

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