AMD drops “New Game Support” for RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs with AMD Software 25.10.2

AMD appears to have axed “New Game Support” for its RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs

Based on the release notes for AMD’s new AMD Software 25.10.2 driver, the company has dropped “New Game Support” and “Expanded Vulkan Extension” support for its older RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 graphics cards. This means that users of AMD’s RX 6000 series and older GPUs will not receive new game optimisations or support for new Vulkan API extensions. AMD’s focus is on RDNA 3 and RDNA 4.

This was listed as “important information” for AMD’s newest driver release. Note that this likely means that future AMD GPU drivers should only deliver bug fixes and security fixes for AMD’s older RDNA products.

New Game Support and Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support is available to Radeon RX 7000 and 9000 series graphics products.

Update – AMD has released a statement clarifying its RDNA 1/2 GPU support plans.

Update 2 – AMD appears to have U-turned on its plans to cut “new game support” plans for RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs.

AMD Software 25.10.2 Highlights

• New Product Support
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
• New Game Support
  • Battlefield 6 (DX12)
  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (DX12)
• Expanded Vulkan Support
  • VK_EXT_shader_float8
  • VK_KHR_video_decode_vp9
  • VK_KHR_video_encode_av1
  • VK_KHR_video_encode_quantization_map
  • VK_AMDX_dense_geometry_format
  • VK_KHR_shader_untyped_pointers
  • VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready
  • VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready
  • VK_KHR_present_id2
  • VK_KHR_present_wait2
  • Click HERE for more information about other Vulkan extension support.
• Work Graphs Support
  • Initial introduction of Work Graphs support on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
• Important Information
  • When downgrading to previous version of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition it is recommended to use AMD Cleanup Utility.
  • Using a magic string that can be configured in SBIOS by customers, the driver will determine what codec must be disabled, this includes HEVC, H264, VP9 and AV1. This is available on Radeon RX 7000 and 9000 series graphics products.
  • New Game Support and Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support is available to Radeon RX 7000 and 9000 series graphics products.

Fixed Issues

• • Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing The Last of Us Part II on Radeon RX 7900 series graphics products.
  • Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing FBC: Firebreak on some AMD Ryzen processors such as the Ryzen AI 300 series and the Ryzen 8000 series.
  • Corruption (missing scan travel lines) may be observed while playing GTFO on Radeon RX 7000 series graphics products.
  • Stutter may be observed while playing games with some VR headsets at 80Hz or 90Hz refresh rate on some AMD Radeon Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 7000 series. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to change the refresh rate as a temporary workaround.
  • Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing NBA 2K25 in MyCareer mode on Radeon RX 9070 series graphics products. AMD is actively working on a resolution to be released as soon as possible.
  • Stutter may be observed While playing Baldur’s Gate 3 on some AMD Radeon Graphics™ Products such as the Radeon RX 9000 and 7000 series.
  • Texture flickering or corruption may appear while playing Serious Sam 4 on Radeon™ RX 6000 series graphics products.
  • Shadow corruption on left eye is seen while playing VTOL VR on Radeon RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
  • CVE-2023-4969 (RDNA only), CVE-2024-21969 (RDNA only), CVE-2024-36323, CVE-2024-36325, CVE-2024-36333, CVE-2025-61964, CVE-2025-61965, CVE-2025-61966, CVE-2025-61967, CVE-2025-61968

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
• 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.
• Radeon Anti-Lag 2 option may not be available while playing Counter-Strike 2 (DX11) with Radeon Anti-Lag 2 enabled on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 9070 XT. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to use the Vulkan API as a temporary workaround.

AMD Software 25.10.2 Radeon Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Radeon/AMD Software 25.10.2 is available to download here.

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