Malaysian gamers running an AMD Radeon graphics card have a new driver worth installing, especially if they are picking up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy when it arrives on 27 August. The AMD Adrenalin 26.8.1 update adds day-one support for the game, along with support for a new budget Radeon card and a handful of fixes for recent GPUs.

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What AMD Adrenalin 26.8.1 adds

The headline feature is FSR 4 support for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Both AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling and FSR Frame Generation are switched on in the game from launch day, which is meant to lift both frame rates and motion smoothness. AMD says players can expect up to a 3X boost in frames per second on Radeon RX 9000 series cards with these features enabled.

The driver also brings day-one support for two more titles: STAR WARS Zero Company and the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Early Access. On the hardware side, it adds official support for the Radeon RX 9050 4GB, AMD's latest entry-level card. This is a WHQL-certified release, so it has passed Microsoft's driver testing and sits on the stable branch rather than a preview build. AMD also bundles its Cleanup Utility for anyone who wants to fully remove an older driver before installing this one.

The fixes that matter

Most of this update is about game readiness rather than new software features, and it clears several specific bugs:

  • Fixed a launch failure in Marvel Rivals and Subnautica 2 in multi-adapter (combined graphics) setups on Radeon RX 7000 series and newer cards.
  • Fixed a startup crash in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III in combined graphics setups on Radeon RX 9000 series cards.
  • Fixed an issue where recording and replay could fail to save clips when no audio output device was selected, on RX 9000 series cards running Windows 10.

Known issues to watch

AMD lists a few caveats alongside the release:

  • Starfield may crash intermittently on Radeon RX 9000 series cards. AMD recommends affected players install the earlier 26.7.1 driver until a fix lands.
  • Anti-Lag 2 may show as inactive in the Adrenalin software after Frame Generation is switched off in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.
  • Cyberpunk 2077 wants at least 6GB of video memory, so RX 9050 4GB owners who run into trouble should set the most demanding graphics options to low or off.

Why it matters for Malaysian gamers

FSR is AMD's answer to the upscaling race, and getting it working on the first day of a big release is often what decides whether a mid-range Radeon card can run a new game comfortably. FSR 4 is the newest version, and AMD has been steadily widening the cards and games it reaches: earlier this year it extended FSR 4.1 upscaling to the Radeon RX 7000 series, not just the latest RX 9000 cards. These monthly driver drops are also how AMD keeps existing hardware current, a pattern we have followed through releases like the 26.5.2 update that added Forza Horizon 6 support.

For anyone shopping for a Radeon card in Malaysia, the RX 9050 4GB support is the other note worth flagging: it points to wider availability of AMD's most affordable current-generation option, though the 4GB of memory comes with the Cyberpunk caveat above.

How to get it

AMD Adrenalin 26.8.1 is a free download from AMD's official drivers page, and the AMD Software app will also prompt Radeon owners to update. AMD's full release notes for 26.8.1 list every supported product and the complete fix and known-issue rundown.

The short version: if you own a Radeon card and plan to play Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Modern Warfare 4 or STAR WARS Zero Company, this is the driver to be on.