AMD Radeon HD 6570M crashes (MacBook Pro 2011)

This is a problem I've been having with my new MacBook. Only a month or so after I got it, there is one major problem: The Graphics Card (AMD Radeon HD) crashes. So far, it has only happened while running BootCamp, but I don't want to blame it on windows (yet). Here is exactly what happens (every time):
1. Screen goes black for a few seconds, gets some lines through it, and then goes back to normal
2. Pop-up from toolbar says "Graphics card driver for the AMD Radeon HD 6570M has stopped responding and recovered sucessfully."
3. Nothing happens for a few seconds...
4. Screen freezes, black lines go through it, then a few seconds lator I get a grey scratched screen with color splotches
5. Black-bordered blue screen that says "Your computer has shut down to prevent harm" (or something like that)
One thing I've noticed is that it has only happened while playing a certain game, even though this game takes very little graphic processing compared to other stuff I've done on this computer. Of cource the obvious answer is "stop playing that game" but that still leaves a problem, that I would be avoiding.
Note that this does not only happen while connected to a monitor. Also, as said in some other posts, this model of MacBook overheats very easily, and this only happens when it gets VERY hot. Could that be related?
Has this happened to anyone else? Or should I call in for a replacement computer? OR can anyone tell me what to do?
Thanks!

Hi Jason,
Sorry you're having a tough time.
For video and rendering playback options, the software option is the only choice. 512GB VRAM on AMD and Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB. This is a late 2011 15" Macbook Pro.
Right. You need 768 MB VRAM for hardware acceleration for the Mercury Playback Engine. In speaking with engineering and researching past posts, your GPU is underpowered and you will probably continue to experience performance issues and unexpected behavior with current versions of Premiere Pro.
It is recommended to roll back to Premiere Pro CC.1 (7.1) and to avoid certain effects listed in this post: Performance crippled by 7.2 update - GPU Acceleration. See the recommendations from QE engineer, Peter Garaway.
It might be time to begin looking at updating your hardware in order to take full advantage of your Creative Cloud subscription. We have an outstanding hardware forum should you need advice on upgrading your computer.
Thanks,
Kevin

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