[Critical Bug] PoE2 standalone causes AMD driver failure and full system crash (RX 6600 / 25.6.1)

System Specs:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F
- GPU: RX 6600
- Driver: AMD Adrenalin 25.6.1 (latest as of July 2025)
- RAM: 32GB DDR4 (2x16GB)
- OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 (same issue on both)
- Game version: Path of Exile 2 (Standalone, not Steam)

Issue:
- Launching PoE2 causes a full system crash.
- Screen turns black, all input becomes unresponsive.
- I was forced to reset BIOS and power manually to recover the system.
- After rebooting, Windows showed the message:
**"The AMD graphics driver has stopped responding and was recovered"**

Additional Info:
- This issue does not occur in other games (tested with CS2, Red Dead Redemption 2, etc).
- Even after a clean reinstall of both the game and the GPU driver (using DDU), the issue persisted.
- After wiping and reinstalling PoE2, the crash no longer happens immediately — but AMD Adrenalin still does **not recognize PoE2 as a game**, preventing any performance tuning or optimization.
- The problem seems to be specific to RX 6000-series GPUs running PoE2 standalone on Adrenalin 25.x drivers.

Request:
- Please investigate PoE2 standalone compatibility with AMD Adrenalin.
- Consider working with AMD to ensure proper detection, support, and stability.

Happy to provide crash logs, DxDiag, or other system info if needed.
Last bumped on Jul 16, 2025, 8:11:14 AM
Roll back to 25.3.1 and test that, that's the version I'm running and receive no crashes. System is 5700x3d and 6900xt.

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