To anyone whos GPU stops responding
Lol have you ever though your gpu might be the problem showing signs of dying, and has nothing to do with AMD or W10? Tahiti is well know to have a high failure ratio…
I have been using AMD and Gw2 for 2.5 years and never had any issue after trying preety much all drivers released in these years.
Well, only when I upgraded to Insider program last month to the latest 15002 build, but there is a workaround and the issue is already fixed in the latest version.
i7 5775c @ 4.1GHz – 12GB RAM @ 2400MHz – RX 480 @ 1390/2140MHz
Which card do you have though?
Mine was less than a year old, and I’m not the only one who has specifically had problems with the combination I had. I know that it doesn’t affect every amd user.
That sounds very much like a hardware fault, rather than a general problem. It’s also … well, GW2 is not exactly the only DX9 game out there, and all, so it’s unlikely to be the only one that would experience this.
(Especially as, relatively speaking, it’s not the most GPU demanding game of the era either.)
Had a r9 285 and now RX 480, both overclocked and even bios modded.
And just because you have it for only a year doesn’t mean it can be broken and be the source of issues. Random crashes and artifacts are a clean sign of gpu not being stable or being faulty/dead.
i7 5775c @ 4.1GHz – 12GB RAM @ 2400MHz – RX 480 @ 1390/2140MHz
Gw2 was not the only game it had problems with, but when looking into it I noticed the trend of every game it would stall on was a dx9 game. With ones using other versions running perfectly fine
I’ve always used a Radeon card with GW2, and I’ve yet to have any issues. I guess it’s not all AMD cards.
I would def not follow the suggestions made by OP. I’m running a R9 280X Toxic. About a year ago, I had problems with mainly GW2, and mostly there were issues with artifacts and corrupted graphics, all solved by updating the gpu bios.
My son runs the same type of card, had similar problems in other games. A gpu bios upgrade solved all of his issues as well.
Not saying you’re having issues with the gpu bios, but suggesting a downgrade to Win 7/8 from Win10, and make a clean install to make it work is not a good suggestion at all. So for anyone reading this – find another solution if you’re having issues.
Also, make sure it’s not overheating. You can even downclock your card for a while and see if things improve.
The only time I’ve had problems with AMD GPUs in GW2 (out of 5 GPUs- 4650M, 7850, 280x, 290, 390) was when I had an unstable overclock. I’m much more inclined to think that the OP’s card has an issue then any systemic problem with AMD cards, especially given the lack of complaints on this and other forums
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