April 27, 2025

Technology does the job

Anna C. Gorsuch

AMD Adrenalin program reportedly alters person-set BIOS CPU settings

 

Update: AMD has confirmed to Tom’s Hardware (opens in new tab) that its Adrenalin driver is in fact changing the BIOS settings and vehicle-overclocking Ryzen CPUs with no user authorization. AMD is investigating the issue and will share an update when it can be able to.