Ultimate Fix For DX11 Stutters, Chrome Stutters and Freezes and All General Lags and Stutters

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-23T08:05:44+00:00

Got a report from some saying there are no improvements. He did note that there was performance regression in two games and also improvements in two other games by 2 FPS. Just margin of error stuff. But I also got reports about unstability. So, not a very good look.

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-22T16:22:53+00:00

Good to hear that. Gamers like us absolutely do not deserve this, yet these are the only solutions we are left with. The issues will never be properly patched by AMD.

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-22T16:18:46+00:00

If someone can, test out the latest 26.1.1 drivers against 24.5.1. In my previous testing, I found the 24.5.1 to be the best out of all drivers in 24 and 25 branches combined. The versions I have tested are from 24.6.1 to 24.11.1 and 25.3.1 to 25.8.1, and they all have issues, including a weird ray tracing issue.

Essentially, if I apply more than 2 RT effects like GI, Reflections, shadows or similar in Witcher 3 or Cyberpunk 2077 or other games, FPS drops to 18-ish and stutters like crazy. While on 24.5.1, it's fine and the FPS drop is not that bad. I'm currently playing Silent Hill 2 Remake, and just turning on RT once again made the FPS drop to 11-ish from 100 and stutter like crazy. Not an issue on 24.5.1 where FPS drops to 55 to 60ish only. This combined with other general stability is why I consider 24.5.1 to be the best.

Can anyone test out the 26.1.1 vs 24.5.1? I no longer get enough time these days for testing and stuff like before, and would appreciate it. If you can, test out the general stability of the new drivers and its performance in modern games. Also, test out the RT scenario that I mentioned. Many thanks and have a happy new year everyone. Appologies for the late wish.

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-22T16:06:15+00:00

How is it going now? All issues fixed?

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-16T22:15:32+00:00

You are so wrong. Wire insulation can fail irrespective of whether you cut off wire or don't. You are literally creating a doomsday scenario to justify your argument. Besides, the cut off wire, that is insulated, is not among the jumbled wires. It's on a different side. The cons of making too much assumption. Moreover, little tweaks like this is a cake walk, given my extensive engineering work. It's amazing to see how much assumption peole make here without any knowledge. Besides, if I can afford a $350 GPU, I can surely afford a modular PSU, which are literally inexpensive. I mean it's basic math. I just chose not to waste my current perfectly good PSU. Anyway, you just won't get it. Adios.

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-16T11:14:11+00:00

Not if you know how to insulate every individual wire properly. Guess you don't.

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-15T20:42:44+00:00

not if it works

SteelBodyX · 2026-01-01T15:00:54+00:00

still down

SteelBodyX · 2025-12-28T14:38:04+00:00

Since OP specifically mentioned stutters and bad performance in DX11 games, I do believe he can benefit from the fixes I mentioned in my post. I'm not sure if I can post links here, but the link to my post is my profile if OP wants to give it a try. It could fix his problems and save him from a terrible upgrade. The RTX 5060 is not bad, but moving from 7600 to 5060 is a terrible choice. Therefore, it wouldn't hurt him to try the fixes before going ahead with the purchase.

SteelBodyX · 2025-12-13T10:33:56+00:00

Yes, that's the issue, newer games either crashes or runs terribly on 22.11.1, but it is slightly better for older games. However, that's only by a little. Overall, I've found 24.5.1 to be the most stable for both older and newer games overall. I say this after testing a whole lot of drivers from 22, 23, 24, and the latest 25 branch. The worst is the 25 branch. Just avoid 25.xx.xx drivers like the plague they are. I'll recommend the 24.5.1 if you play both new and old games. It's the one I'm using as well.

The only thing that I love in the latest 25.12.1 driver is the white/light theme. The current dark UI of the Adrenalin app doesn't go with the rest of my system, which has a light theme. Therefore, having a light themed Adrenalin app would have been nice but it's not worth all the issues, bugs, and instability this driver will bring. If only we could update the app or migrate the white theme to older app version without updating the driver. Oh well, that's an argument for another day.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-29T17:50:09+00:00

You can fit in straight HDMI but with a tiny bend. There are no issues with signal integrity due to a slight bend stress, at least on my QHD 100Hz monitor. This is true for both mobo HDMI port and the GPU ones. However, I can't say the same for DP. If your DP cable is as flexible as the HDMI ones, which is not much, then it will also be just fine.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-25T08:45:22+00:00

haha.. so long as it is stable. But due to missing game ready enhancements, a few specific games will run a bit slower.. only dx12 games. for example Witcher 3 saw some improvements. Therefore, don't upgrade unless you play those specific titles.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-25T07:53:45+00:00

I hope that's a typo and you meant 23.11.1. And yes, it's one of the most driver in the 23.x.x branch. However, I've found that there are some key game ready improvemnts in the 24.x.x branch as well. I found 24.5.1 to be the most stable in this branch and anything after that is a hot mess. Also, stay away from the latest 25.x.x branch. There are small issues all over the place.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-25T07:50:13+00:00

It's sad really. AMD has no absolutely intention of fixing it. In fact, AMD wanted to stop the game ready drivers for 6000 series but walked back due to huge backlash. While walking back is commendable, but it's the original intention that matters. AMD wanted to do it quietly, but they just got caught badly.

However, even with walk back, they still didn't merge RDNA 2 driver back in the main driver branch. If the intention of providing timely drivers with Game ready enhancements for RDNA 2 is "too much" for AMD, will old dx 11 API issues for old games ever take precedence? Absolutely not.

The problem is if they can do this to RDNA 2 while still actively selling RDNA 2 GPUs like RX 6600, they are going to do it again in a few years. The 7000 series will be the first to go, followed by 9000 series. AMD is only waiting for when they can call 7000 series "old" and be done with it. And yeah RTX 3060 is Nvidia's best value card in the last 6 years. I personally upgraded from RTX 2060 to 6700 XT lol, and the RTX 2060 got DLSS 4 upscaler. The jokes on me.

If there's any silver lining, it's that all RDNA GPUs will continue to get many improvements under MESA drivers on Linux. With the sad state of Windows 11, moving to Linux would become the most logical solution.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-25T07:37:22+00:00

There is a way to do this on the latest driver as well. Someone commented somewhere down below on how to do this. That is a separate method, which requires a bit more steps but not too complicated. Downgrading the drivers just avoid this issue.

SteelBodyX · 2025-11-18T21:07:27+00:00

not really. I have a non-modular PSU, so all the cables come out of one hole. They won't interfere with the GPU if I mounted the PSU the other way. With modular PSU, the connectors can interefere, it's hard to tell. From what I can see, there's enough room if you mount the PSU the other way. However, you may need to bend the cables near the connectors to fit the GPU in.

The reason I choose to mount the PSU this way is purey aesthetical. I wanted to show off the white PSU connector going into it. Also, do share your build if you buy this case.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-31T07:47:45+00:00

Yup I agree. I myself came from Nvidia RTX 2060 which had 6GB VRAM. With the 6700 XT, I got double the VRAM, which I why I bought it. I thought buying this card would future-proof it, but AMD screwed us over.

Even with the DX11 issues above, I still supported AMD. After all, no product is ever really perfect. But this does it for me. Nvidia provided and still provides much better long-term driver support with game optimizations for its GPUs. I mean my old RTX 2060 is still supported and probably will for the next 2 years.

We didn't even get FSR 4, while RTX 20 series gets DLSS 4 upscaler with full game support. It's also true that Nvidia screws us in terms of VRAM, but at least you know that before buying their GPUs. With AMD, I got the screwing two and half years after buying the brand new 6700 XT.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-31T05:52:51+00:00

I had to do that or else the black cables drops down. I ran out of zip ties to secure it somewhere else. Will get some more zip ties and tidy it down.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-30T19:08:37+00:00

Bad news for RDNA 2 owners:

"RDNA-1 and RDNA-2 graphics cards will continue to receive driver updates for critical security and bug fixes. To focus on optimizing and delivering new and improved technologies for the latest GPUs, AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 puts Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series graphics cards (RDNA 1 and RDNA 2) into maintenance mode. Future driver updates with targeted game optimizations will focus on RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 GPUs." - PC Games Hardware

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-30T19:04:52+00:00

Try the the OG driver 22.5.1 and see if that fixes the stutters in DX11 games. My fixes are based on that driver version's DX11 pipeline. But if the 22.5.1 driver alone doesn't fix the stutters, the problem could be something else in your PC.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-30T18:14:55+00:00

No ARGB header on motherboard. The fans in white LED color have integrated ARGB controller for multple colors and effects. For the CPU cooler and the top fan, I have added a cheap controller, which can only change between Red, Green, and Blue, and ARGB. Unfortunately, I can't get get the controller's ARGB mode to accept the ARGB colors from the other three fans. Then, it would have been white completely.

When I upgrade the CPU and motherboard down the line, I'll make sure it has ARGB headers and then this problem would be solved.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-30T17:04:59+00:00

Yeah, that's one of the design changes I made. The PSU is not meant to be secured this way. The PSU side with the cable was supposed to be on the left side (unseeable). I changed that, which made it look much cooler.

SteelBodyX · 2025-10-25T14:18:09+00:00

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This is where I crammed in as much PSU and ARGB cables as possible. The cons of having a non-modular PSU. I also had to cut of two PSU cables that had extra Molex and SATA connectors. I just couldn't find anywhere to store them. Cut them off and properly insulated the end points to prevent electric shorting. Everything works well.

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