AMD has released a new tool called Radeon GPU Detective (RGD) designed for developers to help capture and investigate crashes related to AMD Radeon graphics cards. RGD allows developers to collect crash dumps following an event, providing detailed information for troubleshooting.
While RGD is a tool for developers rather than consumers, it offers valuable capabilities such as page fault details and an “execution marker tree” that lists GPU tasks and events leading up to the crash. This tool aims to help game and software developers identify the root causes of crashes more efficiently, leading to faster bug fixes.
RGD is particularly useful for addressing issues like TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery) errors, which have been a concern for PC gamers. It is currently compatible with contemporary AMD Radeon GPUs, specifically the RX 6000 and RX 7000 models.
Although RGD is in its initial version, it has the potential to assist developers in improving the stability of AMD graphics cards over time by aiding in the identification and resolution of crash-related bugs. It remains to be seen whether support for older GPUs will be added in future updates.
