# AMD Driver Screw Up: Hurt Confidence and Poor Decision Making

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Podcast: [The Hardware Unboxed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188)
Published: 2025-11-07T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 88: AMD does AMD things. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Microsoft Improves a Few Things 04:15 - AMD's Disastrous Driver Fumble 23:31 - What About Feature Support? 46:03 - Reputational Damage vs Nvidia Drivers 1:01:39 - How Big of a Mistake? Who to Blame? 01:19:52 - Impact on Review Recommendations 01:52:59 - Quick Boring Life Stuff SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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