{
  "id": 19146317,
  "title": "AMD admits GPU driver bug is writing data continuously, wearing out SSDs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/amd-admits-gpu-driver-bug-is-writing-data-continuously-wearing-out",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-adrenalin-bug-could-be-writing-data-continuously-wearing-out-ssds-radeon-owner-claims-external-events-utility-used-up-1-percent-of-ssd-health-every-month-for-over-a-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An issue with AMD Radeon systems may be causing SSDs to wear out prematurely due to continuous, silent data writes. Reports suggest the External Events Utility (EEU), installed with Radeon drivers, could be active even when the PC is idle. One user claimed the problem had been slowly degrading their SSD's health for over a year, while others reported sustained writes of up to 5MB/s. AMD has acknowledged the issue and said they are investigating a resolution for a future driver update. In the meantime, users can try stopping the AMD EEU service or disabling Resizable Bar (ReBAR) to stop the excessive writes.",
  "summary": "AMD is investigating reports that its External Events Utility generates continuous SSD writes of up to 5MB/s, even when Radeon-powered PCs are idle. Users have also reported declining SSD health, while potential workarounds come with performance trade-offs",
  "key_points": [
    "AMD Radeon systems may be causing premature SSD wear due to continuous data writes.",
    "External Events Utility (EEU) installed with Radeon drivers may be active even when PC is idle.",
    "AMD acknowledges issue, investigating resolution for future driver update."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}