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Chips Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 06:46 PM

AMD GPU drivers cause temperature spike; Microsoft patches Windows Update driver downgrade flaw

AMD GPU owners reported a fan control issue with the latest driver update, where the Zero RPM feature inadvertently allows GPU temperatures to rise by disabling cooling prematurely. The problem affects RDNA-based cards and has gained traction on Reddit as users discover unexpected thermal behavior in compute and gaming workloads. AMD has not yet published a public advisory or timeline for a fix.

Separately, Microsoft is developing a fix to prevent Windows Update from downgrading GPU drivers, using multiple hardware IDs to detect incompatible driver versions. The two issues highlight ongoing friction in GPU driver distribution and the complexity of coordinating thermal management across driver updates and hardware revisions.

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