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According to a Tom's Hardware report, AMD has acknowledged a bug in its Adrenalin GPU driver software that could be writing data continuously and wearing out SSDs. The link's wording says a Radeon owner claims the External Events Utility used up 1 percent of SSD health every month for over a year. The source snippet is incomplete, so the affected hardware, the scope of the problem and any AMD fix are not confirmed here.
According to a Tom's Hardware report, AMD has acknowledged a bug in its Adrenalin GPU driver software that could be writing data continuously and wearing out SSDs. The link's wording says a Radeon owner claims the External Events Utility used up 1 percent of SSD health every month for over a year. The source snippet is incomplete, so the affected hardware, the scope of the problem and any AMD fix are not confirmed here.
AI-assisted summary based on the listed source.
Owners of AMD Radeon graphics cards using the affected Adrenalin software could see faster SSD wear, which shortens drive lifespan. Users should watch for AMD's official response, any driver update or fix, and whether other owners report similar drive health loss.
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