Flickering squares graphics artifacts

[Solodium]

Game is mostly running just fine for me. I'm on an AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Playing in 1080p on monitor in native resolution. Everything on Ultra Nightmare, except texture pool which is on Ultra for VRAM limit. In certain areas, all along the top of my screen I am seeing a flickering checkerboard of squares. They only appear when looking at certain types of metallic textures. I'm on the most recent and recommended drivers on a clean install. I've tried turning everything to low/off. Disabling any overlays, and certifying the local file install integrity.
I realize this is a minor gripe compared to game crashing bugs, or the dang thing just not running, but it is annoying. Anyone else experience this, or have any idea what might be causing it? Any help would be appreciated. I've also posted on the Bethesda forums. I've tried their "support" site, but the support ticket form seems to be in an idiot loop. I've searched for others experiencing this issue, and found not a single soul. Video of issue linked below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdnzx8AoVs

[felix24]

It seems the only way to fix this issue for now is, as mentioned, run the recommended Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.2.2 drivers. The launcher will warn you to update your drivers, but you can still launch the game.

I tested the maximum fps to see what the difference between the latest and recommended drivers are. There's definitely an impact on the recommended (it's lower), but I cap my fps anyways.

[gadzoukas]

Originally posted by felix24:

It seems the only way to fix this issue for now is, as mentioned, run the recommended Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.2.2 drivers. The launcher will warn you to update your drivers, but you can still launch the game.

I tested the maximum fps to see what the difference between the latest and recommended drivers are. There's definitely an impact on the recommended (it's lower), but I cap my fps anyways.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this actually worked! I don't notice a difference between either driver version, so you basically fixed the entire game for me. Kudos!

[felix24]

Originally posted by PunkoJunko:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this actually worked! I don't notice a difference between either driver version, so you basically fixed the entire game for me. Kudos!

You're welcome! Although do bear in mind, the issue can crop up on occasion. But it's a lot better thankfully.

Also, for those who are capturing using OBS Studio, V-Sync Off doesn't work correctly with that driver version. I was playing it last night while recording, and everything was going smoothly. Then I picked up a toy and the driver crashed. Whoops. It should be okay if you aren't recording though.

[gadzoukas]

Originally posted by felix24:

Originally posted by PunkoJunko:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this actually worked! I don't notice a difference between either driver version, so you basically fixed the entire game for me. Kudos!

You're welcome! Although do bear in mind, the issue can crop up on occasion. But it's a lot better thankfully.

Also, for those who are capturing using OBS Studio, V-Sync Off doesn't work correctly with that driver version. I was playing it last night while recording, and everything was going smoothly. Then I picked up a toy and the driver crashed. Whoops. It should be okay if you aren't recording though.

I found that turning off my depth of field makes it pretty much stable 100%, though that didn't working initially when I was using the current Adrenaline driver

[Solodium]

I'm still having this issue with flickering squares on the latest drivers(20.4.2). I would like to avoid rolling back to over a month ago, as it might effect performance of other games. I've given up on Doom Eternal for now. I will start it up to check it when new drivers are out. Disappointing.

[Knives]

No offence but it maybe placebo effect, I've tried multiple installs of 20.2.2 and both betas, and artifacts are still there. Rocking a XFX 5600xt. Card is beast mode, drivers need so much work.....

[Salamand3r-]

Another something to try is to underclock the 5600XT, or make sure you are on the latest BIOS, at least if you eventually want to move to newer drivers.

The 5600XT default clock settings and performance were modified at the last minute on launch day, meaning a lot of cards out there never received the updates. There are a lot out there that will have performance oddities and some with BIOS versions that contain different volt/frequency curves than what drivers may be expecting.

If you have an updated version, it may be pushing the card too hard - they didn't validate the new clock speeds on a wide variety of cards. If you have a non-updated version it may not be supplying enough voltage or selecting the correct pstate if the drivers aren't interacting with it correctly. Both situations could cause artifacts in some situations.

[2ManyDads]

I actually tried underclocking/undervolting my card and it unfortunately didn't help any. I actually have some games that push my 5600xt harder than Doom Eternal does and there are no artifacting or any other bad behavior. Ive even stress tested the hell out of it too... no issues. It's literally just this game. I'm in the same boat as Phataku, just gonna wait for game/driver updates. Thanks for the help anyways tho Salamand3r I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to prove you wrong or anything

[Salamand3r-]

Originally posted by -=3302=-2ManyDads:

I actually tried underclocking/undervolting my card and it unfortunately didn't help any. I actually have some games that push my 5600xt harder than Doom Eternal does and there are no artifacting or any other bad behavior. Ive even stress tested the hell out of it too... no issues. It's literally just this game. I'm in the same boat as Phataku, just gonna wait for game/driver updates. Thanks for the help anyways tho Salamand3r I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to prove you wrong or anything :B1:

No offense taken :D

Hopefully a driver update fixes it for you!

[Friendly Scientist]

I'm having this exact problem, did everything, same card and all.
I think this might be an card specific issue with doom eternal only, as no other game has this problem.
There is probably a bug with how the driver handles the VULKAN renderer with shadows specifically.
So far no other problem with Doom Eternal, I suggest trying the console commands and see if any of them can hotfix it, while we wait for a driver fix.

[[GER] derChat]

Originally posted by Phataku:

Game is mostly running just fine for me. I'm on an AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Playing in 1080p on monitor in native resolution. Everything on Ultra Nightmare, except texture pool which is on Ultra for VRAM limit. In certain areas, all along the top of my screen I am seeing a flickering checkerboard of squares. They only appear when looking at certain types of metallic textures. I'm on the most recent and recommended drivers on a clean install. I've tried turning everything to low/off. Disabling any overlays, and certifying the local file install integrity.
I realize this is a minor gripe compared to game crashing bugs, or the dang thing just not running, but it is annoying. Anyone else experience this, or have any idea what might be causing it? Any help would be appreciated. I've also posted on the Bethesda forums. I've tried their "support" site, but the support ticket form seems to be in an idiot loop. I've searched for others experiencing this issue, and found not a single soul. Video of issue linked below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdnzx8AoVs

Same here. Played it before with R9 280x, had no problems at all.

[Friendly Scientist]

Has anyone else noticed that the hud has weird distorted lines?
I want to know if this is also a problem with this card.

[2ManyDads]

Sort of? I've noticed that the "black squares" tend to be in a similar area as the top HUD so it could be related.

[felix24]

I noticed that too. I tried turning off the HUD to see if there was a difference. The black squares were still there, unfortunately.

[Friendly Scientist]

it appears the distortion lines in the HUD was a driver problem as updating to the latest 13 april drivers fixed that.
Still having the black square issue, haven't found a fix yet.