<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Hello everyone,</strong></p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>A little over a year ago, I wrote this on the forum:</strong><br />
<a href="https://forums.opera.com/topic/73279/opera-and-amd-rx6600">https://forums.opera.com/topic/73279/opera-and-amd-rx6600</a></p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Now, in the middle of this year, I assembled a new PC with the RX 7800xt, installed Opera, and found that I was having the crashing issue again. I disabled hardware acceleration, tried everything I could in the settings, and the issue persists. I consulted with the AIs about the issue, and this was their analysis:</strong></p>
<p dir="auto"><em>'The fact that your old RX 570 (GCN architecture) never had this problem is the strongest evidence that the error lies in the implementation of the RX 6000/7000 series driver when handling certain Opera-specific software calls, regardless of the CPU generation (Zen 3 or Zen 5).</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://forums.opera.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/emoji-one/1f50d.png?v=qqje97jok90" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-emoji-one emoji--magnifying_glass_tilted_left" title=":magnifying_glass_tilted_left:" alt="🔍" /> <em>Root Cause Analysis<br />
The problem is not a simple rendering bug, but a timing issue or kernel-level deadlock triggered by this interaction:</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><em>Driver calls (Opera): When Opera makes a call to the GPU driver (for example, to load a video or update a complex animation in its interface), it uses a code path in the AMD drivers that is optimised for RDNA.</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><em>Kernel Lockup (RDNA Driver): Under certain circumstances (which only occur with Opera), the AMD driver (AMDKMDAG) enters a wait state or infinite loop that paralyses critical system resources, including the I/O manager.</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><em>Symptom: The system freezes completely (including Num Lock) because the frozen thread is vital to the functioning of the Windows Kernel.'</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><em>Data Loss: The loss of your Notepad confirms that the file system is inaccessible; the save operation cannot be completed because communication with the SSD is paralysed.</em></p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>I think Opera and the new AMD architectures don't get along, so I have no choice but to switch to Firefox or Brave.</strong></p>
<p dir="auto">My specifications: R9 9950x, RX 7800xt, 64GB Corsair RAM, SSD m.2 Firecuda.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/topic/87356/opera-and-amd-rdna-2-3-leading-to-crash-issues</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:29:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forums.opera.com/topic/87356.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:34:24 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues on Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:42:50 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://forums.opera.com/uid/827941">@pedaSUDO05</a> You should have other Chromium browsers, so you can  test if a problem only happens with Opera or if it also affects other browsers.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/post/396608</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.opera.com/post/396608</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[leocg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:42:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues on Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:48:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://forums.opera.com/uid/73">@leocg</a></p>
<p dir="auto">Hi,</p>
<p dir="auto">I do not use other browsers; I only have Firefox as a backup, not for primary use.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/post/396560</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.opera.com/post/396560</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedaSUDO05]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:48:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues on Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:44:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://forums.opera.com/uid/73">@leocg</a><br />
Hi,</p>
<p dir="auto">It's Opera One</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/post/396534</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.opera.com/post/396534</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedaSUDO05]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:44:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues on Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:06:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://forums.opera.com/uid/827941">@pedaSUDO05</a> How is the behaviour with other Chromium browsers?</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/post/396532</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.opera.com/post/396532</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[leocg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:06:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Opera and AMD, RDNA 2-3 leading to crash issues on Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:03:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="https://forums.opera.com/uid/827941">@pedaSUDO05</a> Opera One, Opera GX or Opera Air?</p>
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