Constant crashing with an AMD GPU? Try THIS!

[Rushuyakin]

My wife has been dealing with constant GPU crashes ever since this game launched, rendering the game completely unplayable. Like we didn't even get to the first real boss yet level crashing every 5 to 30 minutes... We tried everything recommended and then some and nothing made any difference whatsoever.. until today.

I noticed there were other gamers with AMD GPUs crashing with similar error messages in other games entirely. So at that point I figured it HAD to be a driver issue. However, using the latest drivers that came out yesterday did not help either. So..next logical step? I found the oldest AMD GPU driver available online and tried that. Also, we removed all of the launch parameters recommended in that performance troubleshooting thread. What was the result of this, you ask?...

NO MORE CRASHES!!! At least, she has not crashed and we played for a solid 4 hours which was previously IMPOSSIBLE. So as far as I can tell, the issue is completely gone. So I'm sharing this here because I want other people to try and report back if this fixed their issue. The driver she is now using is Adrenalin 22.11.2, which I found on AMD's website, here [www.amd.com]. If you don't want to use the direct link (random guy on the internet, I get it), feel free to search for it yourself. But report back! I have not found anyone who posted a solid solution anywhere, so hopefully this is that. For the record, she has a 5700 XT.

In Light we Walk.

[AlienDjinn]

Thanks for posting. Hopefully this helps us Rog Ally players in a few weeks when it comes out for that device.

[Rushuyakin]

Originally posted by AlienDjinn:

Thanks for posting. Hopefully this helps us Rog Ally players in a few weeks when it comes out for that device.

While I haven't tried to play this game on my ROG Ally (not sure why it would have to 'come out' for the Ally??), that could be a good point.

[SethOnBoard]

Why are more people not talking about crashing!!!??? I am getting crashes about every couple of hours, during seemingly random situations. It was crashing during GPU intensive boss fights. But I am also playing on a 6800 XT, on auto settings. I am getting 100 FPS at 1080p. 70/80 on 1440. So, it's not like my card is struggling to run the game. I am also using a 5800X cpu, that is barely being utilized (although, it was really getting put through the paces in the castle last night). I am getting SO DAMN ANNOYED at this point. It's like every patch they release, the crashes get worse. And none of the patches talk about addressing crashing...am I crazy?? WTF Devs??? Help!

I literally just crashed for the 6th time a minute ago. I would crash and restart. This time, I was like screw it...I am done. It's just too aggravating. I almost was to quit the game altogether. I just beat it and wanted to chase the platinum. But I am getting so fed up with the crap performance.

FWIW, I am not not using any launch options. I am using the recommended GFX settings for my PC. I have the most updated Radeon drivers. I would really hate to downgrade since this isn't the only game I am playing right now. I just keep hoping AMD will finally put an update out that helps with this particular game (seems like they would have by now). OR that the devs actually release a patch that fixes the issues I am having...UGH! I really want to like the game. But, damn man...this sucks

[Kriss Hietala]

In 55h I didn't had even a single crash on amd gpu and cpu

[Sparda]

Exactly the same thing happens to me, continuous crashes in fights against bosses, my RX 6700 XT / Ryzen 7 5700

[Blacksmith77K]

Yes, and affected AMD users have been posting for weeks that a driver downgrade works wonders.

It's obvious that the AMD drivers are garbage. But the only thing that happens here is (typical for Steam):

I have the latest driver, other games also work, LOTF and the devs suck. Anyone can complain here, but reading what is written doesn't work.


@op

1200 points for your Posting

[Rushuyakin]

Originally posted by SethOnBoard:

Why are more people not talking about crashing!!!??? I am getting crashes about every couple of hours, during seemingly random situations. It was crashing during GPU intensive boss fights. But I am also playing on a 6800 XT, on auto settings. I am getting 100 FPS at 1080p. 70/80 on 1440. So, it's not like my card is struggling to run the game. I am also using a 5800X cpu, that is barely being utilized (although, it was really getting put through the paces in the castle last night). I am getting SO DAMN ANNOYED at this point. It's like every patch they release, the crashes get worse. And none of the patches talk about addressing crashing...am I crazy?? WTF Devs??? Help!

I literally just crashed for the 6th time a minute ago. I would crash and restart. This time, I was like screw it...I am done. It's just too aggravating. I almost was to quit the game altogether. I just beat it and wanted to chase the platinum. But I am getting so fed up with the crap performance.

FWIW, I am not not using any launch options. I am using the recommended GFX settings for my PC. I have the most updated Radeon drivers. I would really hate to downgrade since this isn't the only game I am playing right now. I just keep hoping AMD will finally put an update out that helps with this particular game (seems like they would have by now). OR that the devs actually release a patch that fixes the issues I am having...UGH! I really want to like the game. But, damn man...this sucks

I understand the frustration, but did you try the driver I recommended here though? Adrenalin 22.11.2 has not crashed at all for her ever since we downgraded and removed all of the launch options. Would like to confirm if it works for other GPUs.

Originally posted by Blacksmith77K:

Yes, and affected AMD users have been posting for weeks that a driver downgrade works wonders.

It's obvious that the AMD drivers are garbage. But the only thing that happens here is (typical for Steam):

I have the latest driver, other games also work, LOTF and the devs suck. Anyone can complain here, but reading what is written doesn't work.


@op

1200 points for your Posting

Yeah, I definitely noticed a lot of posts about the same exact crash errors for AMD GPUs specifically... but I never was able to find a post suggesting to downgrade drivers. Thanks for the insight I can definitely see that.

[HellBoundCross]

Howdy All,

I too have been frustrated with the UE5 instability with AMD GPU's. I have done some digging and after scouring the internet I believe I have come up with a solution.

Currently I'm running a Ryzen 9 5900X and 6800XT with Windows 11 Home 22H2. Randomly I would crash no matter what I was doing in the game, even worse after recent updates. I too was getting the Direct X 12 error messages and DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED.

After some tweaking with settings and doing a complete clean install of 23.11.1 Adrenalin, I have been able to play crash free and getting pretty decent performance for several hours now.

Here is what I did.

1. Unplugged physically all external monitors except my primary from the GPU.

2. In the directory where your game is installed (SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Lords of the Fallen\), I right-clicked on the lotf2.exe and went into the properties. Under compatibility I checked/enabled Disable Fullscreen Optimizations and run as administrator.

3. As I mentioned above I uninstalled Adrenalin and rebooted, then downloaded and reinstalled 23.11.1. On a side note especially on newer AMD GPUs their upgrade path usually causes corruptions and I recommend a clean install of AMD software and drivers. Another caveat I recommend is waiting 2 weeks after a driver release to allow testing and kinks to be worked through before you install.

4. Launched game and set all settings to High as per the auto select option.

5. Left Vsync on and set frames to not unlimited but to my screen refresh rate. (144 Hz)

6. Since I only have a 1080 monitor I left resolution to its native 1080. Also switch from Borderless to regular Full Screen.

7. Everything else is either default or turned off. Especially leave off AMD FidelityFX (FSR3)

In my honest opinion I think Fidelity looks awful and doesn't net you much in performance, but again this my humble opinion on the technology.

I hope this helps as I really enjoy the game. But most importantly I want the consumers of this product to enjoy it as well and not have to be hampered by the struggles of modern day computing and compatibility.