AMD has released its Adrenalin 26.10.1 WHQL graphics drivers, adding FSR Upscaling 4.1 support for Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards and several Ryzen AI processor families. The release follows yesterday's announcement that AMD plans to bring FSR 4.1 to older Radeon GPUs, APUs, and Xbox. The new upscaling version supports Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products released back in 2020 and powered by the RDNA 2 graphics architecture. AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 also arrives to Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and "Gorgon Halo" APUs, and Ryzen AI 9 "Strix Point" and "Gorgon Point" mobile processors. The drivers also add support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, STAR WARS: Galactic Racer, and FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE.

In these new graphics drivers, AMD has fixed a stuttering issue that could occur in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products and newer models. Several known issues remain, as detailed in the release notes that follow, as usual.

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AMD today released the latest version of its Adrenalin drivers for Radeon RX graphics cards. Version 26.9.2 WHQL comes with optimization for "Minecraft Dungeons II," "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Early Access," "The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered," "Gears of War: E-Day," "CONTROL Resonant," and "Valor Mortis." The drivers also fix a couple of issues.

An intermittent driver timeout noticed when playing "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" on RX 7000 series GPUs has been fixed. Another such driver timeout noticed when playing "War Thunder" in DirectX 12 mode with Instant Replay enabled, and borderless region capture enabled on RX 6000 series GPUs, has been fixed. A bug that causes Anti-Lag 2 to show as inactive in AMD Software after disabling Frame Generation in "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy," has been fixed. Intermittent driver timeouts noticed when playing "HITMAN: World of Assassination" on RX 9000 series GPUs has been fixed. Grab the driver from the link below.

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AMD on Thursday released the latest version of AMD Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 26.9.1 WHQL comes with optimization for "Onimusha: Way of the Sword" and "The Blood of Dawnwalker." The drivers also fix a single issue, wherein an intermittent game crash is observed in "Starfield" and "Apex Legends" with Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs. Grab the drivers from the link below.

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AMD has released its first Adrenalin Edition August driver, version 26.8.1 WHQL. This driver introduces support for the newly announced Radeon RX 9050 4 GB edition GPU. While the previous 26.7.1 WHQL driver supported the Radeon RX 9050 8 GB edition GPU, this August release focuses on the 4 GB edition, which is reportedly exclusive to OEMs. This entry-level RDNA 4 GPU is expected to be priced at $279, and this driver release will help gamers who purchased an OEM-branded PC with this GPU to enjoy basic gaming. Additionally, the driver provides game-ready support for "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy," "STAR WARS Zero Company," and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Early Access," allowing Radeon gamers to enjoy everything from day-one releases to early access gameplay on their favorite shooter games.

However, AMD noted an issue in this driver release. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 recommend a minimum of 6 GB of VRAM, and when the Radeon RX 9050 4 GB is used, a warning appears on systems with 4 GB VRAM. Users are advised to set graphics-intensive features to low or turn them off entirely. For a full list of bug fixes and known issues, check out the changelog below.

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AMD has released its first Adrenalin Edition July driver, named 26.7.1 WHQL, which brings support for the newly announced AMD Radeon RX 9050 4 GB and 8 GB SKUs. These GPUs are entry-level RDNA 4 models featuring 1,024 Streaming Processors and either 4 GB or 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, depending on the configuration. Although the release wasn't widely advertised, this driver update confirms that availability is coming soon. Additionally, the WHQL driver includes support for new games, such as Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Early Access and Out of Control Evolution. Fixed issues primarily address problems with RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 when running Blender and Maxon Cinema 4D. For a complete list of fixed and known issues, please see below. We are working on uploading this driver version to the official download area.

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AMD has reportedly been testing a new and highly anticipated FSR multi-frame generation (MFG) technology for its Radeon RX GPUs. This information comes from a third-party software called RadeonTuner, which allows access to Radeon driver settings without using the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition application. RadeonTuner has revealed that AMD is already incorporating preliminary support for multi-frame generation into its Radeon drivers, though the feature remains hidden until the software is finalized. According to the tool's developer, AMD often places placeholders for features like this well in advance of their release, indicating that the company is extensively testing the multi-frame generation feature with options for 1x to 8x variants, which are expected to be available once the feature is fully developed.

One user attempted to enable the multi-frame generation feature using the latest driver installation and a Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card to see if it could work with any game. However, the user discovered that the feature is currently non-functional, as AMD has not yet released the necessary model to support multi-frame generation at any setting. This suggests that only the placeholder for the feature has been included, with no underlying driver support to make it operational. Even when testing games that frequently receive FSR updates, such as Forza Horizon 6, Pragmata, Resident Evil 9, Crimson Desert, and Death Stranding 2, the feature could not be activated. It seems we are still months away from the final release of multi-frame generation support.

Valve released Windows drivers for its Steam Machine console, letting end-users replace the pre-installed SteamOS with 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11. The driver package from Valve covers graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and memory card reader. Since Steam Machine is based on a semi-custom SoC the company co-developed with AMD, and not a production AMD Ryzen SKU, the graphics driver isn't from the same AMD Software Adrenalin trunk. What's also interesting to note here, is that the machine doesn't support dual-booting between Windows and SteamOS. With Windows in place, you can simply install the Steam application, and use it in Big Picture mode for an experience resembling SteamOS.

AMD today released its rare fourth WHQL-signed driver release in a month, the Adrenalin 26.6.4 WHQL. The drivers fix an issue seen when installing recent versions of the driver on Windows 10 machines with Radeon RX 7000 series (or later) GPUs. The drivers also address an application crash observed in some games when AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling is enabled on Radeon RX 7000 series (RDNA 3) graphics cards. Grab the drivers from the link below.

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On Monday, AMD released its Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 WHQL Drivers to provide day-one game support for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations across all RDNA generations. An interesting feature of this driver is the introduction of FSR Upscaling 4.1 for the RDNA 3 GPU generation. However, users have reported several issues when running this driver on Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system. For users of Windows 10 under the ESU program, or those simply running the operating system that has reached end of life, Radeon RX 7000 series and Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs have not been working properly. This means that the drivers for these GPUs weren't installing at all on Windows 10, which is problematic for enthusiasts still using the older operating system.

In response, AMD has released a hotfix to address this issue. The Adrenalin Edition 26.6.3 Hotfix includes a fix for the "intermittent install issue seen when installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 on Windows 10 systems for Radeon RX 7000 series and above graphics products." For those running Windows 10 and experiencing issues, the Adrenalin Edition 26.6.3 Hotfix can be downloaded directly from AMD's website.

AMD has released its latest Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 WHQL Drivers today, bringing FSR Upscaling 4.1 to the RDNA 3 GPU family, commonly known as the Radeon RX 7000 series. This driver release is the second in June, specifically tailored for RDNA 3 gamers, with general improvements for everyone else as well. Starting with new game support, the Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 WHQL drivers introduce support for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations across all RDNA generations. This means Radeon GPUs will now power these titles without any issues. Interestingly, there have been a few fixes for issues such as playing RoadCraft on Radeon RX 7000 series, as well as screen corruption when using third-party VR headsets on the Radeon RX 6000 series of GPUs. Some known issues, like Battlefield 6 crashing on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU, remain, and AMD is working on a fix that will likely be included in the next driver release.

DOWNLOAD: AMD Software Adrenalin 26.6.2 WHQL.For a full list of details, check the release notes below.

AMD has officially released the RDNA 3-focused FSR Upscaling 4.1 model for the Radeon RX 7000 series of graphics cards. This marks the first step towards deploying the FSR 4 technology across all RDNA gaming GPUs. According to a post on X by AMD's Jack Huynh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Group, FSR Upscaling 4.1 is now available for RDNA 3 GPUs. With the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 graphics driver download, Radeon RX 7000 series gamers can enjoy more than 300 games running FSR 4.1, providing a significant performance boost and finally offering features that RDNA 4 gamers have been enjoying for a while. You can find some AMD-provided performance comparisons in the slides below.

We have confirmed that AMD's FSR Upscaling 4.1 model for RDNA 3 GPUs is fundamentally different from the RDNA 4 version. RDNA 4 has native processing for 8-bit floating point data, allowing FSR 4.1 on RDNA 4 to run on FP8 data types. To get the FSR 4.1 Upscaling model to run on RDNA 3, AMD must convert this to 8-bit integer data, as RDNA 3 hardware uses INT8 data types without FP8 support. Generally, integer math is sufficient to optimize these models, but the conversion work is necessary, which explains the delay between RDNA 4 and RDNA 3 support. This difference required AMD to completely modify the FSR 4.1 model for the new data type and ensure there is no quality loss in the final visual output. AMD officially states that the visual fidelity is on par with the FSR 4.1 model that runs on RDNA 4.

Microsoft today rolled out Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD), a feature that allows game developers to ship pre-compiled shaders to end-users specific to graphics hardware, to minimize game loading times. Modern games perform runtime shader compilation on the end-user's machine, usually during the first startup of an installed game, or when graphics settings are significantly changed, to build or rebuild shaders specific to the installed hardware. This can sometimes take frustratingly long, as your machine is essentially compiling code for your GPU. Microsoft developed a framework to eliminate this on the XBOX PC app, but this requires participation of hardware vendors. AMD is onboard.

AMD announced that its recently released Adrenalin 26.6.1 WHQL drivers support Advanced Shader Delivery feature on the XBOX PC app. This allows game developers to stream pre-compiled shaders, reducing game loading times by up to 95%, or as if you're trying to launch the game after shader compilation. AMD says that the feature is rolling out to all RDNA architecture GPUs, which would mean Radeon RX 5000 series, RX 6000 series, RX 7000 series, and the current RX 9000 series; starting with 26.6.1 WHQL drivers, and the latest XBOX PC app from the Microsoft Store. "Forza Horizon 6" is the first game to support pre-compiled shader delivery.

AMD today released the latest version of AMD Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 26.6.1 WHQL comes with optimization for "F1 25: 2026 Season Pack," and "World of Tanks: HEAT." The drivers also fix a handful of issues. Intermittent application crashes with "Subnautica 2," and "Marvel Rivals" on Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs have been fixed. Artifacts in "Enshrouded" with RX 6000 series GPUs have been fixed, too. Lastly, a bug that caused graphics card zero RPM mode to re-enable itself after a monitor is turned off or the system goes to soft-sleep on RX 9000 series GPUs, has been fixed.

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AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2, just over a week after version 26.5.1 launched on May 6. The new driver adds day-one support for Forza Horizon 6 and 007 First Light, while also addressing a couple of issues affecting Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs. Fixed problems include intermittent driver timeouts in RoadCraft and graphical corruption in Satisfactory on Radeon RX 9000 series cards.

The known issues list remains pretty much the same. Battlefield 6 may still exhibit crashes, texture corruption, and inactive FSR reporting on some Radeon RX 9000 configurations, while Blender instability continues on Radeon RX 7000 series and newer GPUs. AMD also notes unresolved crashes in Subnautica 2 and Marvel Rivals on Radeon RX 9000 products, recommending rollback to Adrenalin 26.3.1 for affected users.

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AMD has released Adrenalin Edition 26.5.1 WHQL, adding game support for PRAGMATA, Honor of Kings: World, INDUSTRIA 2, Tides of Tomorrow, and MONGIL: STAR DIVE. On the bug fix side, two issues are resolved: intermittent stuttering while playing Resident Evil Requiem on the "Raccoon City" map on Radeon RX 9000 series, and corruption while playing God of War on Radeon RX 9000 series.

A few known issues remain. Battlefield 6 continues to see intermittent crashes on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 systems, texture flickering when AMD Record and Stream is active, and FSR Upscaling and Frame Generation showing as inactive on RX 9000 cards. RoadCraft is also experiencing crashes on RX 9000 series, and a new known issue notes corruption in Satisfactory on RX 9000 series products.

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AMD has released Adrenalin Edition 26.3.1 WHQL, adding game support for Crimson Desert and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, along with FSR Upscaling 4.1 support for Radeon RX 9000 series cards. On the bug fix side, four issues are resolved: a Cyberpunk 2077 crash when loading a saved game with Path Tracing enabled, intermittent loss of mouse and keyboard input in-game and on the desktop when interacting with AMD Software, system crashes when repeatedly changing in-game settings or alt-tabbing on RX 7000 and above, and a failure to enable AMD Noise Suppression on RX 6000 and above.

A few known issues remain. Battlefield 6 still experiences intermittent crashes on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 systems, texture flickering when AMD Record and Stream is active, and FSR Upscaling and Frame Generation showing as inactive on RX 9000 cards. Death Stranding 2 has intermittent crashes on RX 5000 series, and RoadCraft is also seeing crashes on RX 9000 products. AMD says it is working with developers on the Battlefield 6 issues.

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Early access to AMD Radeon Software's "Vanguard" driver testing program has reportedly revealed a new Radeon FSR 4.1 DLL file, which is the next update for AMD's FSR 4 technology. According to the latest leak, AMD is preparing the FSR 4.1 update, which should bring some visual or performance enhancements, or both. Some Reddit PC enthusiasts are applying workarounds to run the file on RDNA 3 hardware, even though AMD officially doesn't support FSR 4 on the RDNA 3 generation due to some missing instructions on the older microarchitecture. Running these files can produce visible quality gains but are experimental, varying widely by title and system setup. Even when a leaked DLL carries a digital signature, running unofficial binaries can trigger instability, break driver integrity checks, or conflict with future official updates.

However, the enthusiast community has run the experiment and confirms that early side-by-side comparisons show small improvements in fine detail and edge definition when the leaked FSR 4.1 binary is forced into titles that previously used FSR 4.0.3. Testers describe sharper foliage and fabric textures and less ghosting. Other users report inconsistent results and artifacts, suggesting that the update is still a work in progress. We could have expected the update to land alongside AMD Software Adrenalin 26.2.2 WHQL drivers that launched today, as the DLL file was found in the beta test of the 26.2.2 driver, but since the update is still experimental, maybe the next Adrenalin update will bring the FSR 4.1 update as an official package.

AMD today released the latest version of AMD Software Adrenalin drivers for AMD Radeon GPUs and integrated graphics solutions. Version 26.2.2 WHQL comes with optimization for "Resident Evil: Requiem" and "Marathon." The drivers fix an intermittent application crash or driver timeout when playing "Roblox Player" in the Car Zone Racing and Drifting, when task-switching on machines with Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. A texture flickering or corruption issue noticed on Windows applications with Instant Replay and Record Desktop enabled on machines with RX 7000 series GPUs has also been fixed. Grab the drivers from the link below.

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AMD has released AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 Beta drivers adding support for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, and Nioh 3 games. The update also fixes corrupted cloud rendering in Arc Raiders on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards and addresses intermittent application crashes observed in The Finals when ray tracing is enabled on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. Several known issues remain such as intermittent crashes or driver timeouts when loading saved games in Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing enabled, as well as instability in Battlefield 6 on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 systems. Task-switching between media while running Roblox Player (Car Zone Racing & Drifting) may also trigger crashes on RX 7000 series graphics cards. Texture flickering can occur in Battlefield 6 when using AMD Record and Stream on some GPUs.

Additionally, AMD FSR Upscaling and FSR Frame Generation may appear inactive in AMD Software when enabled in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on Radeon RX 9000 series products. AMD also notes that the AMD Install Manager may fail to install Optional Drivers, recommending users download the package directly from the release page. AMD says it is actively working with developers to address the remaining issues.

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AMD has released its latest AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 26.1.1 WHQL drivers, introducing support for new Ryzen AI mobile processors alongside several game fixes and known issues. The driver adds optional installation of the AMD AI Bundle, and expands product support to the latest Ryzen AI 300-series processors, including the Ryzen AI 9 HX 475 and Ryzen AI 5 430. New game support is also included for Starsand Island and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes Edition.

Several issues have been resolved including incorrect shadow rendering in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, texture corruption in Enshrouded, launch failures in Diablo IV when using non-English usernames, and visual corruption in Chromium- and Electron-based applications on RX 5000 and RX 6000 series GPUs. AMD has also fixed crashes related to Unreal Engine 5.6 with Lumen HWRT enabled, as well as rendering issues in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Baldur's Gate 3. Known issues remain. AMD notes intermittent crashes or driver timeouts in Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing enabled, instability in Battlefield 6 on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 systems, task-switching crashes in Roblox Player on RX 7000 series GPUs, and texture flickering in Battlefield 6 when using Record & Stream. AMD says it is actively working on fixes for these problems.

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[Editor's note: Our in-depth review of the AMD AI Bundle is now live]

Ubisoft and MASSIVE have dropped the biggest update yet for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The From the Ashes expansion takes you into deeper, darker corners of Pandora, where stunning visuals meet intense performance demands. Luckily, the game already packs excellent AMD FSR technologies support, so we will show you how to harness Frame Generation, a core FSR feature, to push ultra-high refresh rates without losing the lush, jaw-dropping world design on your AMD Radeon GPU.

The AMD FSR Strategy: Fluidity Meets Fidelity
Unlike competitive games, the PvE focus of Avatar means we can activate Frame Generation for a massive FPS boost, providing a buttery-smooth experience while traversing the Western Frontier.

AMD has released its latest AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 25.12.1 WHQL drivers, headlined by support for AMD FSR 4 "Redstone", the company's next-gen FidelityFX Super Resolution technology. The driver also adds product support for the Radeon AI PRO R9600D and Radeon AI PRO R9700S, alongside several fixes. These include Radeon Anti-Lag 2 not available in Counter-Strike 2 (DX11), crashes with some HDMI 2.1 displays during standby, intermittent Radeon Overlay freezes, and a crash in ARC Raiders on the Blue Gate map on RX 9000 series GPUs.

Known issues remain, including Cyberpunk 2077 path-tracing crashes, instability in Battlefield 6 on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Roblox Player crashes when task-switching on RX 7000 GPUs, Battlefield 6 texture flicker when using Record & Stream, and incorrect shadows in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. AMD says fixes are in progress.

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[Editor's note: Our in-depth review of the AMD FSR 4 Redstone is now live]

AMD has released its latest AMD Software Adrenalin 25.11.1 WHQL drivers, adding support for the new AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU, as well as game support for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Anno 117: Pax Romana, and ARC Raiders games. The latest driver also fixes application crash that happened when Easy Anti-Cheat was enabled with Radeon Overlay in certain games, and an issue where CPU metrics/tuning did not appear after updating the graphics driver via AMD Software Install Manager.

While it was not mentioned in the drivers release notes, you might need this latest release to use the first feature of AMD FSR Redstone, Ray Regeneration, which is now available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 for AMD Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs. While there was no official announcement, other than one from AMD's own Jack Huynh over at Twitter, the Ray Regeneration is meant to "restore full-quality ray-traced detail from sparse samples", and promises to reduce noise.

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Yesterday, we reported that the latest AMD Software Adrenalin 25.10.2 WHQL drivers disable USB-C power delivery on reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT. However, it appears that this was a mistake, and AMD has contacted TechPowerUp to clarify the situation. To make sure that the functionality is back, we tested USB-C power delivery on our own reference card. Readers might remember that the Made by AMD (MBA) reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT graphics cards include USB Type-C ports. These ports support DisplayPort 2.1 passthrough and provide USB power delivery up to the PD 3.0 standard of 30 W.

While the port does not support USB data transfer, it is wired for DisplayPort and power delivery. This theoretically allows you to connect certain monitors that use a single USB-C connection for both display input and power. We tested the feature to make sure it is supplying the port with sufficient power. Using a USB-C power meter, we recorded 27 W of power output from the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Impressively, the card can supply full power to the port even without a driver installed, as demonstrated in our test. Installing the latest driver doesn't alter this behavior, indicating that the original driver changelog was just incorrect. To confirm that the 27 W charging is consistent, we charged a laptop with a completely empty battery to full capacity. While charging, we loaded Furmark test, and the load was maintained, proving that the feature works as intended.AMD's statement follows after the break.

In a rather shocking move, AMD has given the Radeon RX 6000 series and RX 5000 series GPUs a partial retirement by removing it from the regular monthly game optimization cycle. While the monthly driver updates will continue to support them, the game optimizations included will only be meant for RX 7000 series and RX 9000 series. The monthly driver releases will address critical security vulnerabilities and fix bugs. What makes the move surprising is the fact that the Radeon RX 6000 series in particular is less than 4 years old, and gamers who purchased those cards did so at extremely inflated prices because RX 6000 series, along with NVIDIA's RTX 30-series, were released amid the cryptocurrency mining rush that saw miners soak up GPU inventory.

In a statement to PCGH, machine translated from German, AMD says:

RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 graphics cards will continue to receive driver updates for critical security and bug fixes. To focus on optimizing and delivering new and improved technologies for the latest GPUs, AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 is placing Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series graphics cards (RDNA 1 and RDNA 2) into maintenance mode. Future driver updates with targeted game optimizations will focus on RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 GPUs.