2022 is undoubtedly not an easy year for AMD. Barely a month after the Ryzen processor crash caused the performance issues on Windows 11, it now appears to have been discovered. new problem with GPU driver softwarewhich would increase the processor clock without the permission or knowledge of the users.

And it’s in the fact that while this may seem like good news that offers a small additional increase in overall computer performance, the problem is that the risks involved in this overclockingbecause it was done incorrectly, it could cause system instability, overheating, BSOD failure, accidental restarts, which could lead to data loss and in general, the ability to shorten the life of these components.

This error therefore appears to be in the latest position introduced by the company, AMD Radeon Software Adrenaline for Windowswhich, when enabled, allows users to enable “auto-overclocking” to increase CPU and GPU capacity in an automated manner and without the hassle of manually accessing these settings.

However, as reports published by Igors Lab show, the BIOS settings in computers with AMD processors and cards activated this feature automatically and without warning. The problem has been narrowed down to Ryzen Master, which is integrated with the graphics driver. Changes the CPU settings when loading a GPU profile, followed by a restart. It also changed Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) values ​​regardless of whether the user set them or not. Igor mentions that using Radeon Software Slimmer to remove bloating, such as the AMD Ryzen Master SDK, can help prevent BIOS settings from being reset.

Nail evidence that the company itself was unable to avoid a confessionsharing the following statement on Tom’s Hardware website: «We are aware of an issue in the AMD software package that modifies certain AMD processor settings for some users. We are investigating the problem and provide more information as soon as possible«.

In addition, it was also mentioned as a known issue in the AMD Software Release Notes: Adrenalin Edition 22.4.1, which stated that “Ryzen CPU Overclock settings can be changed after resetting or importing a profile from Radeon Performance Tuning Options«.

So at the moment, there is no choice but to monitor our device and deactivate this feature while we wait for an official solution from AMD.