Games like Call of Duty or Apex Legends are currently banning players with an AMD graphics card. This is due to issues with a new feature from the graphics card manufacturer.
We already reported that Valve bans players who use a certain AMD feature.
Now numerous players are complaining that they are also affected by a ban, even though they have never played Counter-Strike 2.
Because other games seem to mistakenly recognize AMD’s Anti-Lag+ as a cheat program and either kick players out or issue bans to users.
Apex Legends and Call of Duty also ban players with AMD graphics cards
What is the problem? AMD’s Anti-Lag and Nvidia’s Reflex aim to reduce latency in games. Latency is simply the time it takes for your mouse click to be displayed on the screen.
Anti-Lag initially adjusts only the CPU frequency of the GPU speed to avoid having too many graphic processes stuck in a queue.
However, Anti-Lag+ goes a step further and processes the code a bit differently. But that seems to disturb numerous games.
Players are now reporting on reddit that they are not only banned in CS2 but also in games like Call of Duty and Apex: Legends. Here they either get kicked from the game or are banned by Easy Anti Cheat (EAC).
And the list is even longer, as numerous games rely on EAC or other software to protect themselves from cheaters and other wrongdoers.
Who is affected? So far, only owners of an AMD Radeon graphics card from the 7000 series. Older graphics cards do not support Anti-Lag+ and thus cannot be affected. Those who only use AMD’s Anti-Lag should also be safe. If you are using Nvidia Reflex, you should also be safe.
What can be done about it? If you have been banned, you will need to wait for Valve to lift the VAC ban on Steam.
Otherwise, there are two options:
- Either you uninstall your old graphics card driver and install an older version. Then Anti-Lag+ will disappear from your system.
- Or you simply turn off Anti-Lag+ through your graphics card software. You do this through the settings.
What happens next? So far, AMD has not commented on the problems. It is believed to be a bug. It is expected that AMD should quickly address the issues and roll out a new update soon.
