AMD confirms GPU driver bug is writing data continuously, promises fix with next update

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What we know so far: AMD has officially confirmed that a bug in its Radeon GPU drivers triggers a silent background process that continuously writes data to the system drive, even when the PC is idle, accelerating SSD wear and potentially shortening the drive's lifespan. The company added that a permanent fix is currently being validated and will be rolled out as part of the next driver update, scheduled for later this month.

The problem, which affects only Windows PCs, has been reported by multiple userson social media, online message boards, and official AMD forums for years. Some users have complained that the excessive disk activity was reducing their SSD's lifespan by around 1% every month. One user even claimed that their PC lost as much as 16% of its SSD health...

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