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The 'Compiling Shaders' screen is the worst screen in gaming: here's how to make it suck less

I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but one fateful day in the recent past videogames collectively decided that instead of compiling shaders while we were playing a game, it'd compile them before ...
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Microsoft claims its new tech can reduce those dreaded "compiling shaders" game load times by 85%

First-boot shader compiles still feel as painful as cassette-era loads. Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery claims up to 85% faster shader compiles by pre-distributing precompiled shaders. SODB/PSDB ...
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Borderlands 4's latest patch triggers a flurry of performance complaints, but Gearbox says new stuttering problems 'should resolve over time as the shaders continue to compile'

You can also try clearing your shader cache. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new Borderlands 4 patch has gone live with an ...
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Microsoft wants to soothe a big pain for PC gamers: Shaders

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 ...