Nvidia Just Tackled One Of PC Gaming’s Biggest Headaches: Shader Compilation
Nvidia has released version 621.01 drivers that enable Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) for its RTX graphics cards, addressing a major PC gaming headache: shader compilation times. This technology, also supported by AMD and previously used by Microsoft in games like Gears of War: E-Day, significantly reduces the time it takes for games to become playable after installation or driver updates by downloading precompiled shaders. Early testing shows dramatic improvements, making PC gaming startup times more comparable to consoles.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Company: AMD
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Platform: PC
- Platform: ASUS ROG Ally X
- Topic: Shader Compilation
- Game: Gears of War: E-Day
- Company: NVIDIA
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