The AMD driver is responsible for the communication between the AMD graphics card in your system and the Operating system. If this driver crashes, the screen will go black, indicating that the GPU is not communicating with the OS and will recover shortly.
This happens for many reasons, including Windows Multiplane overlay settings. Disabling this setting can typically fix the issue. However, extreme GPU overclocking, power supply issues, or a faulty GPU power cable may also cause the AMD driver to crash.
Disable Multiplane Overlay
Multiplane Overlay allows the OS to combine multiple frame buffers in the display controller rather than using the GPU. This can cause complications with the GPU, as it is usually responsible for generating frames, resulting in issues like screen flickering, stuttering, or a black screen.
Try disabling MPO from Registry to see if it fixes the AMD driver crashing issue.
Change Graphics Preference
If your AMD graphics card crashes when using an application that does not require much graphic processing, such as a browser, you may change its graphics preference so that the application uses the integrated GPU for graphical processing.
However, this fix is only applicable if you are on a laptop and have a dedicated and integrated GPU.
Set Default Clock Speed
you may alsooverclock your GPUand CPU within the AMD software. If you have performed any overclocking in the system and you are facing driver crashing issues, try using the default settings to see if it fixes the problem
Reinstall the AMD Graphics Driver
If setting the default clock speed does not work, it could be the AMD driver itself that is faulty. Corrupted driver files are known to cause crashing issues. So, try removing these corrupted drivers, andperform a fresh install.
Downgrade AMD Software
Reinstalling the AMD graphics driver should work in most cases. But if it does not work, it could be a bug or error in the current version of AMD software. If so, try installing an older version of AMD software to verify if it works.
The application may update automatically if you have automatic update enabled. So ensure you disable auto-update.
