AMD Software 26.8.1 adds support for its worst GPU, and more

AMD Software 26.8.1 is ready for this month’s biggest PC game releases

AMD has officially released AMD Software 26.8.1, the company’s newest GPU driver for Windows users. This driver adds support for AMD’s Radeon RX 9050 4GB, AMD’s worst RDNA 4 graphics card. It also supports some major game releases. This includes Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Star Wars: Zero Company. Additionally, it is also ready for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s beta.

With 4GB of VRAM, AMD’s RX 9050 is not suitable for most modern games. While it is good enough for most older titles, its reduced VRAM capacity and bandwidth make it a much worse product than the RX 9050 8GB. While many argue that 8GB of VRAM isn’t enough for some modern games (at least at their highest settings), 4GB definitely isn’t enough for most modern games. That said, the 4GB model appears to be exclusive to OEM PCs. Don’t expect this GPU to be available as a standalone product.

Highlights

• New Product Support
  • AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
• New Game Support
  • Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
  • STAR WARS Zero Company
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Early Access
• Fixed Issues
  • Marvel Rivals and Subnautica 2 may fail to launch in a multi-adapter (combined graphics) configuration on Radeon RX 7000 series and above graphics products.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III may crash on startup in a combined graphics configuration on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
  • AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition recording and replay features may fail to save the captured file when no audio output device is selected on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products on Windows 10.

Known Issues

• Failure to install may be observed while installing AI Bundle components in some regions with limited access to HuggingFace and GitHub.
• AMD Smart Access Memory may become disabled after driver installation on Windows 10 systems.
• AMD FSR Upscaling and AMD FSR Frame Generation may show as inactive in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Early Access when enabled on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
• Anti-Lag 2 may show as inactive in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition after disabling Frame Generation in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.
• Cyberpunk 2077 recommends a minimum of 6GB of video memory. AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB users experiencing issues are recommended to set graphics intensive features to low or off.
• Intermittent game crash may be observed while playing Starfield on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to install AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.7.1.

AMD Software 26.8.1 Radeon Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products. This driver does not support pre-RDNA AMD GPUs.

Radeon/AMD Software 26.8.1 is available to download here.

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