Putting out the fire before it reaches disastrous proportions?
Just a few days ago, AMD caused panic among users of RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 generation Radeon RX graphics cards. As we previously reported, the American company had decided to discontinue full support for its two generations of graphics cards. In other words, all Radeon RX 5000 series and Radeon RX 6000 series cards would no longer benefit from all the new features integrated into the latest graphics drivers. AMD simply stated that it would maintain a maintenance mode, which would focus on security updates and bug fixes... all the same.
Such an orientation was not to the liking of the owners of these graphics cards, who made it known on the various technical forums and social networks. AMD wasted no time in reacting, in order to "calm things down", as we said in the headline. Speaking to our Tom's Hardware colleagues, an AMD spokesperson attempted to smooth things over, but we're not sure that was enough. Explanations.
" New features, bug fixes and game optimizations will continue to be delivered as required by market needs in the maintenance mode branch ", is what the AMD spokesperson told Tom's Hardware. A sentence that doesn't say much, since it doesn't provide any concrete answers. Basically, we understand that the Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 will feature new functions and optimizations for the latest games, but that this will depend on " market needs ". Now, of course, it's AMD and not users who determine these " market needs ". In other words, we're well on our way, and there's no end in sight to the criticism.
