AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 for Radeon GPUs is here

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 is a new optional or beta driver release for Radeon and RDNA users, primarily focused on adding day-one support for new games. 'New Game Support' arrives for three titles: Yakuza Kiwami 3, Dark Ties, and Nioh 3. The update also fixes an issue in Arc Raiders for Radeon RX 9000 Series owners, so for those regularly jumping into the popular extraction adventure, this release is for you.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 Optional Update also fixes an issue for Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios' other multiplayer shooter, The Finals. This time it's for Radeon RX 7000 Series users, with the fix resolving a game crash when ray tracing is enabled on RDNA 3 graphics cards like the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

Elsewhere, the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 Optional Update Release Notes list a number of Known Issues that the Radeon team is looking to resolve, including crashes when playing Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing and Battlefield 6 on AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, and FSR Upscaling and FSR Frame Generation issues on a couple of titles. Here are the full details.

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AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 Optional Update Release Notes

New Game Support

• Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
• Nioh 3

Fixed Issues

• Corrupted clouds may be observed while playing Arc Raiders on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
• Intermittent application crash may be observed when playing The Finals with ray tracing enabled on Radeon RX 7000 series products.

Known Issues

• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while loading a saved game in Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing enabled. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Battlefield 6 on AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Roblox Player (Car Zone Racing & Drifting) when task switching between media on Radeon RX 7000 series products.
• Texture flickering or corruption may appear while playing Battlefield 6 with AMD Record and Stream on some AMD Graphics Products.
• AMD FSR Upscaling and AMD FSR Frame Generation may show as inactive in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition when playing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when enabled on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
• AMD Install Manager is unable to install Optional Drivers. Users are recommended to use the installation link available on this page.