Since the October 22 major update, 2K lists a crash for PC players with AMD hardware when fast travelling to Upper Dominion, with a rollback to Adrenalin 26.8.1 as the only workaround so far. 2K’s own PC guide also asks players to tune upscaling and frame generation to get Borderlands 4 running smoothly, and its issue tracker lists a known problem with V-Sync. What actually worked on your PC?
Video: “Borderlands 4 - Story Pack 2 & Loveless - Launch Trailer”, official Borderlands channel, September 10, 2026. Content trailer, not a troubleshooting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDnnHdJIOdA
What 2K says (read on November 11, 2026):
- AMD PCs may crash when fast travelling to Upper Dominion after the October 22 update, then crash again on launch; workaround: roll back to AMD Adrenalin 26.8.1 (still in Live Issues, updated November 10).
- Shaders take about 10 minutes to compile on most PCs and recompile after every graphics change: play at least 15 minutes before judging.
- If stutter persists, clear the shader cache (NVIDIA DXCache folder, or Reset Shader Cache in AMD Adrenalin).
- 2K recommends upscaling (DLSS, FSR, XeSS or TSR) on Performance with Frame Generation on, but lists a known issue with V-Sync plus Frame Generation on low refresh rate monitors.
- “Incompatible version” and “settings failed to save” errors can come from OneDrive, a secondary drive or a non-standard Documents path.
Questions for players:
- AMD users: did you hit the Upper Dominion crash? Did rolling back to 26.8.1 fix it, and did you lose anything else by downgrading?
- Which upscaler and preset give you the smoothest game (DLSS, FSR, XeSS or TSR, Quality or Performance)? Do you keep Frame Generation on?
- Did turning V-Sync off (or capping FPS another way) help with frame skips or input lag, especially on a 60 Hz screen?
- Did clearing the shader cache really reduce stutter, or did it come back after the next update?
- Anyone on an Intel 13th or 14th Gen CPU who traced crashes to CPU instability rather than the game?
- Did moving the game or Documents out of OneDrive fix an “incompatible version” or “settings failed to save” error for you?
Please share your CPU, GPU, driver version, RAM, resolution, store (Steam or Epic) and Windows version. Don’t post links to pirated content, cheats or account details.
Guide: 2K’s official fixes when Borderlands 4 crashes, stutters or runs at low FPS on PC, step by step: https://tricknfix.com/articles/borderlands-4-pc-crash-stutter-low-fps-amd-upper-dominion-onedrive-2k-official-fixes/
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Source: Borderlands Issue Tracker (2K), “Oct. 22nd Update: PC Users with AMD Hardware Crash when Fast Traveling to Upper Dominion” (posted October 22, 2026, updated November 10, 2026), read November 11, 2026: https://support.borderlands.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/56699997141779-Oct-22nd-Update-PC-Users-with-AMD-Hardware-Crash-when-Fast-Traveling-to-Upper-Dominion
Source: Borderlands Support (2K), “Borderlands 4: PC Troubleshooting and Optimization Guide” (updated October 6, 2026), read November 11, 2026: https://support.borderlands.com/hc/en-us/articles/44493923901971-Borderlands-4-PC-Troubleshooting-and-Optimization-Guide
Source: Borderlands Issue Tracker (2K), “PC: Activating V-Sync and Frame Generation Decreases Performance with Low Refresh Rate Monitors” (October 2, 2026), read November 11, 2026: https://support.borderlands.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/56028848298131-PC-Activating-V-Sync-and-Frame-Generation-Decreases-Performance-with-Low-Refresh-Rate-Monitors
Image: official Borderlands 4 screenshot from Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285190/Borderlands_4/), © Gearbox Software / 2K
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