AMD Adrenalin 25.9.1 detects both 7800X3D iGPU and RX 9070 XT, newer drivers leave 7800X3D as Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
Hi everyone,
I'm running the following setup:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- GPU: XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Motherboard: GIGABYTE AORUS B850 WiFi7
- Memory: 32GB DDR5 CL30
- PSU: 1000W
I've noticed something odd with AMD graphics drivers and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
When I install AMD Adrenalin 25.9.1, Device Manager shows both the RX 9070 XT and the 7800X3D integrated graphics correctly under Display Adapters. Both appear to have AMD drivers installed.
However, when I install any newer Adrenalin version (anything after 25.9.1), only the RX 9070 XT gets an AMD display driver. The 7800X3D iGPU remains listed as "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" and never gets updated to an AMD graphics driver.
I've tried rolling back and can consistently reproduce the behavior:
- 25.9.1: RX 9070 XT + 7800X3D iGPU both get AMD drivers ✅
- Newer than 25.9.1: RX 9070 XT gets AMD driver, 7800X3D stays as Microsoft Basic Display Adapter ❌
A few additional notes:
- Windows Update (including driver updates) is disabled, so Windows is not automatically installing or replacing any display drivers.
- I've tested multiple times with clean driver installations using DDU and see the same behavior.
Because of this, I've stayed on Adrenalin 25.9.1, but I'd like to move to a newer driver version if possible.
Has anyone with a Ryzen 7000-series CPU and discrete Radeon GPU seen the same issue?
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to understand whether this is a driver packaging issue, motherboard/BIOS related, or if I'm simply missing a required installation step.
Thanks!