AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 WHQL. - Introducing Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition, artfully designed and meticulously crafted to unleash the powerful performance and innovation built into Radeon™ Graphics through an incredibly intuitive and utterly beautiful user interface for both PCs and mobile devices.
AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 (WHQL) released August 20, 2026
WHQL Test Suite Results: Passed
WHQL Microsoft Certification: Passed
Windows Driver Store Version: 32.0.31041. (RDNA 3/4)
Windows Driver Store Version: 32.0.21045.5002 (RDNA 1/2)
Ryzen™ AI NPU MCDM Driver: 32.00.20102.3930 (Date: 2026-05-07)
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 and Improvements
- 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.
Radeon Product Compatibility
Radeon™ RX 9070 / 9060 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700
AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700S
AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9600D
Radeon™ RX 7900/7800/7700/7650/7600 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 6900/6800/6700/6600/6500/6400 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 5700/5600/5500/5300 Series Graphics
Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility
AMD Radeon™ RX 7900M/7800M/7600M Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 6800M/6700M/6600M/6500M/6300M Series Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 5700M/5600M/5500M/5300M Series Graphics
AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility
Desktop
AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors
AMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD Athlon™ PRO Processors
Mobile
AMD Ryzen™ AI Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors
AMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
AMD Athlon™ PRO Processors Mobile
