CoinDesk reports:
IT Home, October 30: AMD recently released the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.10.2 Optional graphics driver, which primarily focuses on bug fixes and does not include new game support or performance optimizations.
Issue resolved
- Fixes an occasional system shutdown issue when running Valor Mortis on Radeon RX 7600 series graphics cards.
- Fixes occasional driver timeouts when running Immortal Rites on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Fixed an issue where opening or closing other overlays, such as Xbox Game Bar, while the AMD Software performance metrics overlay was enabled could cause occasional application crashes or driver timeouts in some games.
- Fixed an issue where the system would unexpectedly shut down when running FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE on AMD Ryzen AI MAX PRO 400 series processors.
- Fixes an occasional application hang when running DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH with AMD FSR enabled on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards.
- Fixed an issue where switching applications or overlays while enabling FSR Frame Generation on Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs could cause system crashes or hangs.
- Fixed an occasional application crash when launching Steam launcher on certain Radeon graphics cards.
- Fixes occasional driver timeouts when playing videos with Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) enabled on Windows 11 for Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards.
- Fixed an issue where games would crash on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards after using the AMD Cleanup Utility to uninstall drivers on Windows 10.
- Fixed an issue where AMD Install Manager could not locate optional drivers when selecting "Recommended + Optional."
Known issues
- When running Phantom Blade Zero on Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs, visual artifacts may appear in the sky and character hair. The official recommendation is for affected users to disable the high-quality hair option in the game.
- The Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards may experience occasional application crashes or driver timeouts when running Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.
- Radeon RX 5000 series graphics cards may experience occasional driver timeouts when running War Thunder; the official recommendation is for affected users to switch to the Adrenalin 26.9.1 driver.
- Some Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards may experience occasional crashes or driver timeouts when playing video on a secondary monitor while simultaneously enabling FSR Super Resolution, Radeon Anti-Lag, and in-game frame generation while running Cyberpunk 2077. The official recommendation is to disable in-game frame generation.
- When running Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered on the Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 series processor, pressing Alt+Tab to switch windows may cause the game to become unresponsive.
- The Ryzen AI 9 400 series processor may cause a black screen when launching Gears of War: Reloaded; the official recommendation is to first switch the game's display mode to windowed, then switch back to fullscreen.
- In some regions where access to Hugging Face and GitHub is restricted, installing the AI Bundle components may fail.
- After installing drivers on Windows 10, AMD Smart Access Memory may be disabled.
- Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards may exhibit black screen corruption when running Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.
This driver is an optional release, designed for 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, and supports Radeon discrete graphics cards in the RX 9000/7000 series, as well as Ryzen processors with integrated Radeon graphics. Regular users can continue using the recommended driver; users experiencing the aforementioned issues may manually download this optional update.