Nintendo 3DS Azahar has just announced support for caching shaders to disk. Azahar has to translate 3DS vertex shaders so your GPU can use them, slowing down gameplay. By caching compiled shaders, ...

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Microsoft has a fix for long shader compilation wait times. The system is called Advanced Shader Delivery, and it's being first introduced for ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds and games listed on the Xbox ...

Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has asked PC gamers to wait 15 minutes for shaders to compile in the background while playing after some said this week’s update had caused increased stuttering. The ...

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In context: Shader compilation has long been one of PC gaming's biggest headaches. It's the invisible process behind the stunning graphics and effects that make modern games shine, but it often comes ...

Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s working to remove one of the frustrating headaches for PC gamers: the need to compile shaders. Microsoft said that it will release an AgilitySDK in September to ...

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The new performance setting lets you spend less time compiling shaders and more time bringing the beatdown on some baddies in Marvel's hero shooter. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering laptops and ...