By GTV Editorial Team
By GTV Editorial Team Subnautica 2 players on AMD GPUs are currently running into serious crashing issues after launch, especially on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards.
Many users reported:
The issue appears to be connected to AMD’s newer Adrenalin drivers, particularly version 26.5.1.
According to both the official support page and developer posts, the safest workaround right now is rolling back AMD drivers from version 26.5.1 to 26.3.1.
Players affected by the crashes are being advised to:
Reports from the community suggest that this fix is already solving launch problems for many players.
The developers behind Subnautica 2 acknowledged the issue publicly and confirmed they are working alongside AMD on a proper fix.
Even AMD’s latest release notes still list Subnautica 2 crashes as a known issue on some Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs.
That means the problem has not been fully resolved yet, even with newer drivers.
While AMD users seem to be affected the most, some Nvidia players also reported crashes and DLSS-related instability.
The developers recommended updating Nvidia drivers to newer supported versions and temporarily disabling DLSS if performance problems continue.
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Launch-week driver problems are pretty common for major PC releases, especially for large Unreal Engine 5 games.
The good news is that both AMD and the Subnautica 2 developers already seem aware of the issue, and temporary fixes are working for many affected players.
Until a proper hotfix arrives, rolling back to driver version 26.3.1 currently appears to be the most reliable solution for AMD users experiencing crashes.
