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AMD’s Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 for Windows 10/11 adds native support for Yakuza Kiwami 3, Dark Ties and Nioh 3, but it also brings a handful of bugs that can trip up Radeon RX 7000‑9000 owners. Players of Arc Raiders may see corrupted clouds, while ray‑traced sessions in The Finals on RX 7000 series cards can crash without disabling the RT option. Cyberpunk 2077 and Battlefield 6 are known to time out when Path Tracing or AMD Record is enabled, and FSR upscaling often shows as inactive in a few newer titles despite being turned on.



How to install and troubleshoot AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1 on Windows 10/11

What this guide covers

The new 26.2.1 driver brings fresh game support for titles like Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Nioh 3, but it also introduced a handful of quirks that can ruin an otherwise smooth gaming night. This article shows how to get the driver onto the system, clean up any remnants of older versions, and work around the most common crashes and visual glitches.

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Installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.1

First, download the installer from AMD’s official page rather than clicking “optional drivers” inside the app—those links are currently broken. Run the .exe as administrator; the wizard will prompt to replace any existing driver files. Let it finish and reboot when asked. If a previous version was installed, running the AMD Cleanup Utility before the new install wipes stale registry entries that often cause “driver timeout” errors.

Verifying the installation

After the restart, open Radeon Settings and check the driver version displayed in the System tab; it should read 26.2.1. If the version still shows an older number, the cleanup step probably didn’t finish cleanly—re‑run the Cleanup Utility and repeat the install.

Dealing with cloud corruption in Arc Raiders

A few users reported that clouds appear as static after enabling the new driver on RX 9000 series cards. The fix is to disable Radeon Image Sharpening for that title, then re‑enable it after a short pause. This forces the driver to rebuild its shader cache without the corrupted assets.

Ray tracing crashes in The Finals

Intermittent crashes have been traced to the ray‑tracing pipeline on RX 7000 series GPUs. Turning off “Ray Tracing” in the game’s graphics menu eliminates the crash until AMD pushes a hotfix. For those unwilling to sacrifice visual fidelity, lowering the RT resolution scale by one notch reduces the load enough to keep the session stable.

Path tracing problems in Cyberpunk 2077

When Path Tracing is active, loading a saved game can trigger a driver timeout. The workaround involves disabling “AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution” for that specific save slot, then re‑enabling it after the world has loaded. It’s not elegant, but it buys time until AMD and CD Projekt coordinate a patch.

Battlefield 6 texture flicker with AMD Record/Stream

If recording or streaming while playing Battlefield 6, some textures may flicker on certain Radeon models. The simplest cure is to pause the capture before entering a high‑intensity firefight; once the combat ends, resume recording. This avoids the driver’s frame‑capture buffer from overrunning.

FSR Upscaling and Frame Generation appearing inactive

Both FSR Upscaling and Frame Generation can show as greyed out in Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on RX 9000 series cards. The driver currently hides those options when the game’s own upscaling is detected. Manually forcing the setting via Radeon Settings (Global => Graphics => Enable FSR) restores functionality.

When to roll back

If any of the above workarounds feel like a Band‑Aid, consider rolling back to 26.1.x. Use the AMD Cleanup Utility again, then install the older package from the driver archive. The rollback is safe as long as the cleanup removes all remnants of 26.2.1.

That’s it—install, verify, and apply the tweaks that keep the newest Radeon driver from ruining a gaming session.