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CS2 players beware, new AMD feature "will result in a VAC ban"

Counter-Strike 2 has finally arrived after years of fan anticipation, replacing Valve's previous entry, the ever-beloved Counter-Strike Global Offensive. Since CS2 launched, Valve has worked hard to ...
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Sizable VAC ban wave hits supposedly innocent CS2 players, including one of the creators behind a newly added map

January 23, 2026 at 3:39am PT In the patch notes for a new CS2 update, Valve confirms that it has "fixed an issue that led to a small number of users to erroneously receive a VAC ban. Those bans have ...
TweakTown

Valve: so, yeah.. enabling AMD Anti-Lag tech on Radeon GPUs = VAC banned on CS2

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD Radeon RX series graphics card owners will want to hope they didn't install the new Radeon 23.10.1 drivers, enable AMD's new Anti-Lag+ technology, and ...
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PSA: Don't Enable AMD Anti-Lag+ In CS2 Or Valve Will Ban You For It

Have you been enjoying Counter-Strike 2, PC gamers? Despite the fact that the game has become Valve's lowest-rated release ever (largely due to complaints from players who are no longer able to play ...