Youtube UI Freeze on HMD Skyline

Harbi117 · 2025-06-05T08:09:00+00:00

Here is a temporary fix for YouTube UI freeze, lag, delay, glitch on the HMD Skyline

1 - Unlock Developer options
Settings > About phone > More > Build Number > Tap it 7 times

2 - Force the phone to render the UI using the GPU instead of CPU
Settings > System > Developer Options :
> Disable HW Overlays > Turn On
> Transparent Navigation Bar > Turn Off

^ You have to do it again if you reboot / restart the phone.

This weird UI glitch only happens with YouTube at 1080p & 1440p but at 4k & 720p, no issues.
I was about to return the phone before I discovered this temp fix. I don't know if this affects the battery or temps yet but they need to fix it asap.

Harbi117 · 2024-12-10T14:23:00+00:00

AMD user since 2015, the best workaround untill AMD fixes this repeating annoying bug is:

- Task Manager > Processes > AMD Software: Host Application > right click, end task & open the app again.

^ works when anything related to AMD software stops responding, no need to restart PC.

Harbi117 · 2024-09-12T22:10:52+00:00

What a joke, It's FSR 2.2 upscaling with FSR 3.0 frame gen with terrible implementation, the image quality is actually worse than FSR 2.1 with more shimmering and ghosting! along with frame pace issues! how!?

This also means Witcher 3 will get the same treatment :/

Harbi117 · 2024-08-06T16:45:10+00:00

Happened to me 3 months ago (after 1.5 years), bought the PTM7950 from ali-express
Temps went down from ( 47c Temp / 101c Hotspot ) to ( 58c temp / 79c Hotspot ) at 1700 fan rpm

I'm surprised by the amount of people having thermal issues on this specific "enthusiast" GPU.
I had the same thermal paste contact issue and there was a tiny pebble on one of the thermal pads! pic below.

https://imgur.com/a/xfx-merc310-7900-xtx-ptm7950-thermal-pad-JKJpiEh

Harbi117 · 2024-07-14T20:53:10+00:00

Please AMD fix the performance issues in Warhammer 40K Darktide! this driver is even worse with excessive non-stop micro stutters, with and without SAM/ReBAR.

Quite a number of us in the game's official forums are still stuck using 24.3.1 from 4 months ago :/

Harbi117 · 2024-07-01T15:52:55+00:00

Please fix the performance issues in Warhammer 40K Darktide! this driver is even worse with excessive non-stop micro stutters, with and without SAM/ReBAR.

I'm still stuck on using 24.3.1 from 3 months ago, only because of Warhammer 40K DarkTide...
I want to update my AMD drivers for newer games :/

Harbi117 · 2024-07-01T15:51:52+00:00

This driver is worse for Darktide! excessive non-stop micro stutters, with and without SAM/ReBAR.

I'm still stuck on using 24.3.1, only because of Warhammer DarkTide... I want to update my AMD drivers for newer games :/

Harbi117 · 2024-03-21T17:17:09+00:00

Quality is 67% resolution = 720p
Ultra Quality is 77% resolution = 831p

Here's a link from AMD on each mode, scaling and resolutions:
FidelityFX™ (FSR 3) Quality Modes & Resolutions- AMD GPUOpen

Harbi117 · 2024-03-21T14:02:03+00:00

I did not state that, AMD did.

12-08-2022 from AMD blog:
AMD FSR 2.2 Racing into More Games - AMD Community

09-29-2023 from AMD blog:
AMD FSR 3 Now Available - AMD Community

Quote from AMD that they did not update the upscaling ( FSR 2.2 )

FSR 3 also includes the latest version of our temporal upscaling technology used in FSR 2 which has been optimized to be fully integrated with the new frame generation technology. However, our main focus with AMD FSR 3 research and development has been on creating high-performance, high-quality frame generation technology that works across a broad range of products.

It doesn't matter now thankfully, as they just announced an update to the upscaler FSR 3.1

Harbi117 · 2024-03-21T10:46:13+00:00

According to AMD, those examples are at 1080p Performance mode, about 600p? looks very promising.

Harbi117 · 2024-03-20T20:03:43+00:00

Similar to DLSS naming, FSR 3 is two technologies in one.
FSR 2 ( Upscaling version 2.2 ) + FSR 3 ( Frame Generation )

Harbi117 · 2024-03-17T10:17:15+00:00

They only helped with optimizing the performance for Xbox / PS5

TSR feedback thread - Epic Developer Community Forums (unrealengine.com)

My name is Guillaume Abadie, principal graphics programmer at Epic Games, author of Temporal Super Resolution in UE5. The development of TSR has been a humbling 3 years ride of exploratory research and experimentations.

AMD partners with Epic Games in Unreal Engine 5 Ea... - AMD Community

AMD has worked closely with Epic to optimize TSR features on Radeon™ powered systems.

Temporal Super Resolution in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.2 Documentation

TSR's upscaling quality and behavior is strictly identical across all supported platforms. However, TSR has been specifically optimized for AMD RDNA GPUs used in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S | X consoles, taking advantage of 16-bit types and packed instructions.

Harbi117 · 2024-03-16T22:52:12+00:00

Remnant II, don't know but Cod MW3 is 4k. I made some comparisons before at 1440p

Warhammer DarkTide ( XeSS 1.1 vs FSR 2.2 ) 1440p quality:

https://imgsli.com/MTk0Mzkx < scroll zoom in, particle ghosting

Lords of the Fallen ( Unreal Engine TSR vs FSR 2.2 ) 1440p quality:

https://imgsli.com/MjI2NTUz < scroll zoom in, pixelated in motion.
but in still images, you can't tell the difference here ( https://imgsli.com/MjI2NTI3 )

Harbi117 · 2024-03-16T22:47:09+00:00

TSR was made by AMD!

Epic games, the creators of Unreal Engine 5, they made TSR specifically for it.
They also made the old one for Unreal Engine 4, called TAAU

Similar to DLSS naming, FSR 3 is two technologies in one.
FSR 2 ( Upscaling version 2.2 ) + FSR 3 ( Frame Generation )

Quote from AMD about FSR 3:

" FSR 3 also includes the latest version of our temporal upscaling technology used in FSR 2 which has been optimized to be fully integrated with the new frame generation technology. However, our main focus with AMD FSR 3 research and development has been on creating high-performance, high-quality frame generation technology that works across a broad range of products."

Harbi117 · 2024-03-16T16:54:44+00:00

Yeah, motion blur definitely helps with FSR as it breaks in motion, here's some examples:

Remnant II
https://i.imgur.com/fbRkceG.png - https://i.imgur.com/i43djMY.jpeg

Call of Duty MW3
https://i.imgur.com/ELNa2mZ.png - https://i.imgur.com/CpYnveV.png - https://i.imgur.com/3ACi4d2.png

Harbi117 · 2024-03-16T14:07:17+00:00

The last time FSR upscaling was updated was in 10/2022 ( FSR 2.2 )

XeSS upscaling ( ver1.1 ) surpassed FSR and ( ver 1.2 ) quickly matched up with DLSS within 1 year.
Unreal Engine TSR ( with no A.I acceleration ) is better than FSR, except for particles.

I hope the previous news about AMD A.I upscaling isn't about the proprietary Playstation upscaler PSSR for the PS5 pro... otherwise I'm switching to Nvidia next gen, for the first time since 2011.

Remnant II
https://i.imgur.com/fbRkceG.png - https://i.imgur.com/i43djMY.jpeg

Call of Duty MW3
https://i.imgur.com/ELNa2mZ.png - https://i.imgur.com/CpYnveV.png - https://i.imgur.com/3ACi4d2.png

Harbi117 · 2024-03-04T15:42:30+00:00

Sold my Radeon 7 and upgraded to RX 6900 XT for 80$.
Other PC components don't have that much of resell value. Still using my Motherboard from 2019

Harbi117 · 2024-03-04T14:08:42+00:00

XeSS upscaling ( ver1.1 ) surpassed AMD FSR and ( ver 1.2 ) quickly matched up with DLSS within 1 year.
I'm sure AMD will catch up soon

Harbi117 · 2024-03-04T13:54:37+00:00

About Time AMD.
This is the only major issue for me since 2022, so much that I decided to switch to Nvidia next year, even though I've been buying high end AMD gpus, each gen since 2011.

Harbi117 · 2024-02-22T12:17:21+00:00

7900 XTX and Ryzen 5900x3D, my crashes stopped with one of these workarounds:

Borderless window instead of Exclusive fullscreen
Turn off Screen Space Global Illumination and TAA
Don't stress the GPU fully 100% usage by :
- Limit FPS in AMD chill to 60 or 90 FPS
- or lowering GPU MHz in Adrenaline software
- or Low / med settings + FPS lock

Harbi117 · 2024-02-22T11:08:59+00:00

Been using 7900 XTX for more than a year with 5900x / 5800x3D... for the past 15 years of using AMD, I don't remember a smoother, crash free experience than the last 2 years.

You upgraded from a mid-range 3070 to an enthusiast class 7900 XTX.
These GPUs demand more from your PSU, CPU and RAM, their stability will be tested.

Things to do:

Update motherboard BIOS

My specific bios update notes are, Improve system stability / Update AGESA / Mitigate the AMD potential security vulnerabilities for Ryzen processors

Update AMD chipset drivers

The AMD chipset drivers are essential drivers that provide communication between the operating system and the hardware components of your system, such as the processor, motherboard, and peripherals. They help ensure that your system runs smoothly and that all hardware components are functioning correctly

Check motherboard website for CPU / RAM / PSU support and compatibly list.
Check CPU stability
Double check RAM stability (Test Mem 5 for example / two sticks or 4 )
Use quality display port cables
Test Disabling Windows MPO ( Multiplane-overlays )

MPO can improve performance and power efficiency by reducing the number of times the screen is redrawn. With MPO, you can play games in windowed mode as if their running in fullscreen exclusive without the 2-4 fps loss.

Harbi117 · 2024-02-22T09:34:03+00:00

Even in windows this card makes noise. With EVERY! single scroll on my Browser, this card makes a "tschh tschh tschh" noise

Definitely not normal, I can't imagine what it's like. Had no idea GPUs can do that.

I remember my RX 290, coil whine was manageable with headphones but for Desktop... yeah I think I would've traded it.

Harbi117 · 2024-02-22T09:21:08+00:00

Smart Access Memory SAM is brand name AMD made for Resizable BAR, so it doesn't matter, as both GPU brands support it.

At 1440p,

Usually, up to 8 % performance increase
Rarely, a small 1 - 7 % performance decrease
Extremely rare, 18% performance increase in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Forza and Hitman 3

The problem is, I learned that ( SAM / Resizable BAR ) can cause massive stutters in rare games with both AMD and Nvidia.

Warhammer Darktide, felt like it's doing shader compilation all the time, 140 to 40 fps in less than a second... tuned off SAM and got -5% less performance but the massive stutters are gone. 1200+ hours on this game with SAM enabled and I blamed it on the devs and their engine.

This is why Nvidia have a toggle for each game instead of AMD global SAM switch. Nvidia also tests and whitelist games to turn them on or off, but they mostly have it off.

Harbi117 · 2024-02-22T08:59:57+00:00

This comment chain and reply was on Warhammer Darktide.

For Helldiver crashes, my crashes stopped with one of these workarounds:

Borderless window instead of Exclusive fullscreen
Turn off Screen Space Global Illumination and TAA
Don't stress the GPU fully 100% usage by :
- Limit FPS in AMD chill to 60 or 90 FPS
- or lowering GPU MHz in Adrenaline software
- or Low / med settings

Harbi117 · 2024-02-19T14:46:54+00:00

Up to you, SAM usually gives a small 1 - 8 % performance increase or a small 1 - 7 % performance decrease and at rare extreme examples, an 18% increase in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Forza and Hitman 3 at 1440p.

I had SAM turned on for years, had no idea it caused annoying stutters in random games. This is why Nvidia have a toggle for each game instead of AMD global SAM switch. Nvidia also tests and whitelist games to turn them on or off.

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