AMD confirms RX 5K/6K stay on stable driver path, Windows 10 support

AMD on Wednesday released Adrenalin Edition driver 25.10.2 for Radeon graphics hardware and subsequently clarified the scope of continued support after initial release notes prompted confusion among gamers. The update, published at the end of October, includes optimizations for Battlefield 6 and Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, adds support for the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 processor, and lists compatibility with Windows 11 version 21H2 and newer for a range of Radeon products, while omitting an explicit reference to Windows 10.

Initial release notes and ancillary messaging indicated that support for RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 architectures, which power Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series cards, had been moved into what was described as maintenance mode. That wording and the absence of Windows 10 from the documentation led users to question whether these older GPUs and Microsofts legacy operating system would continue to receive timely updates. AMD has since said that those interpretations were mistaken.

AMD confirmed that RX 5000 and RX 6000 series products will remain on a dedicated, stable driver path and will continue to receive game-day support, stability and performance optimizations,...