AMD display driver crash (amdkmdag.sys)

What is AMD-DISPLAY-DRIVER-CRASH?

AMD display driver crash (amdkmdag.sys) (AMD-DISPLAY-DRIVER-CRASH) is a high-severity fault affecting the graphics card (GPU). The AMD kernel-mode display driver (amdkmdag.sys) has crashed. This driver handles all communication between DirectX, Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM), and AMD Radeon hardware. Crashes manifest as black screen recovery events, blue screens with 'VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE' pointing to amdkmdag.sys, or complete display output loss. This usually traces back to overclocked GPU memory and corrupted shader cache. Use the steps below to track down and fix the cause.

Common Causes

• Driver version incompatibility
• Overclocked GPU memory
• Corrupted shader cache

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  DDU clean install of AMD Adrenalin drivers

  Clean DDU uninstall followed by fresh Adrenalin driver install resolves most amdkmdag.sys crashes.

• 2
  Clear AMD shader cache in Radeon Software

  Clearing the shader cache eliminates corrupted compiled shaders that trigger crashes.

• 3
  Lower GPU memory clock in Radeon Software

  If earlier steps didn't help, "Lower GPU memory clock in Radeon Software" directly addresses overclocked GPU memory.

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