infowar wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2026 2:36 am
AMD admits GPU driver bug is writing data continuously, wearing out SSDs — Radeon owner claims External Events Utility used up 1% of SSD health every month for over a year, company promises a fix soon
Why would a GPU need to write to an SSD in such quantities so that it wears out?
You need to write a lot to an SSD in order for it to wear out. You can write terrabytes of data until you even notice anything. Also SSDs often have also extra blocks that can be instated when some blocks go bad. I consider a GPU driver wearing out SSDs almost impossible unless you program something really crazy.
According to some random AI:
For average users writing 10–30 GB daily, an SSD will likely outlast its warranty and remain functional for decades before reaching its endurance limit.
