Ha! I do believe they cleaned up the drivers roughly around that time. I got my 5600XT in April 2020 and have not had any issues with it. Of course there's luck of the draw, too, but I read a lot of early adopters of the 5600/5700 cards had some issues with drivers.
Looking on eBay, it looks like I could sell that $290 card for about $500...
Looking on eBay, it looks like I could sell that $290 card for about $500...