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AMD GPU owners take to Reddit to report fan problem with driver update — Zero RPM feature could cause GPU…

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(Image credit: Getty Images) AMD’s Adrenalin 26.5.1 graphics driver, released on May 6, has raised concerns among AMD graphics card owners because it appears to break the Zero RPM function on some of its best graphics cards . The function seems to stop working after a monitor resumes from sleep or when turned on again, causing the graphics card's temperatures to rise silently. Go deeper with TH Premium: GPUs With Zero RPM enabled, the graphics card relies solely on its heatsink for passive cooling, provided temperatures remain within a safe range. Once temperatures exceed a certain threshold, for example, during gaming or intensive graphical workloads, the fans automatically ramp up to keep temperatures in check. Apparently, there's a malfunction with the Zero RPM feature in the Adrenalin 26.5.1 graphics driver in a very specific yet common scenario. Redditor Evelyne-Tourneciel observed that Zero RPM activates as usual when the monitor goes to sleep or when is turned off.…

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