Framework Laptop 16 AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Driver Bundle v2.05 Release - Stable

New drivers are not necessarily immediately supported for Framework machines. This is consistent with laptops I’ve bought from HP and Lenovo - it’s not unique to Framework. The recommendation is to stick with the released drivers that can be found on the site here:
https://knowledgebase.frame.work/framework-laptop-16-bios-and-driver-releases-BkeqkVovp

Here’s one such discussion about this:
https://community.frame.work/t/framework-drivers-vs-newer-amd-drivers/55145

A Framework Team admin post about software lifecycle and more:

AMD has recommended waiting for a machine’s manufacturer to push your drivers, as there can be important customizations that need to be created (allegedly Nvidia says this too - Im not up to speed with that topic, so I’m just repeating replies from that forum discussion). AMD was more explicit about sticking to OEM-published drivers in the past, but the text on their site that I can find today is much lighter on the topic.

AMD lightly touching on the reason for OEMs publishing drivers:

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/GPU-56.html#text-3c439df511

A bit more on the AMD site about driver/software support:

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/CHIPSET-001.html

^ From the last link:
NOTE! Most OEMs (Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.) and some System Builders use motherboards that are customized for their own PC products. As such BIOS updates, driver/software support, and warranty service for these motherboards are available only through the system manufacturer.

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If you install the latest-and-greatest AMD graphics drivers, you could face some obnoxious problems (ex: flickering or lack of video on your laptop screen). You also might have no issues whatsoever.

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