The drama kicked off when AMD’s latest Adrenalin Edition driver dropped like a lead balloon. The wrong files went live first, followed by a correction that contained release notes so sloppy they managed to start several new controversies at once.

Buried in the mess was the claim that the company’s RX 5000 and 6000 series GPUs were being dumped into “maintenance mode,” effectively ending new game optimisation updates.

That didn’t go down well with punters, especially since some of those cards are barely four years old. It got worse when eagle-eyed users spotted notes suggesting the newer RX 7900 cards would lose USB-C power delivery support, which AMD later denied.

After a weekend of frantic clarifications and face-saving edits, AMD has now taken to its corporate soapbox to insist that it will, in fact, keep the RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 generations alive. Game optimisations, stability tweaks and bug fixes are back on the menu, apparently by popular demand or perhaps because someone in marketing finally read the comments.

“We've heard your feedback and want to clear up the confusion around the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 driver release. Your Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series GPUs will continue to receive game support for new releases, stability and game optimisations, and security and bug fixes,” AMD said.

It’s a classic case of corporate back-pedalling after communication chaos. The company spent a week telling users one thing, another day contradicting itself, and hopes a shiny web page will make everyone forget it once tried to retire a still-popular GPU lineup.