AMD releases fix for Apex Legends crashes on older GPUs

AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2, a standalone patch for Polaris and Vega GPUs, with the only headline fix aimed at Apex Legends crashes on RX 400 and RX 500 cards.

The update is not part of the standard Adrenalin channel used by RX 6000 and 7000 owners. AMD moved Polaris, launched in 2016, and Vega, launched in 2017, to a legacy maintenance branch in late 2023.

Under that split-driver model, older and newer architectures stay on separate code paths. Tom's Hardware said that lets AMD deliver a targeted stability patch without risking regressions on modern RDNA hardware.

The supported hardware in 26.5.2 includes the Radeon RX 400 series, including the RX 480, the Radeon RX 500 and 500X series, Radeon RX Vega 56 and Vega 64, Radeon VII, Radeon Pro Duo, and mobile GPUs of the same generations.

AMD's first 7 nm consumer GPU is Radeon VII. The company also lists the RX 580 with 8 GB VRAM as remaining common in budget builds.

If you're still running an RX 580 or Vega 64 and Apex Legends has been crashing on you, AMD just shipped a fix. The sole headline fix is game crashes in Apex Legends on RX 400 and RX 500 cards.

The RX 580 launched in April 2017, which makes it nine years old as of 2026. It remains a fixture in budget gaming rigs in the US and UK, where used-market prices have held steady and the card is still capable at 1080p in esports titles like Apex Legends, Valorant, and CS2.

AMD is keeping Polaris and Vega on critical-fixes-only mode. If a brand-new AAA title refuses to run on a Vega 64 because of missing instruction support, a future driver probably will not help.

The update is available now through AMD's support site or directly through the Adrenalin software.