Nvidia’s latest GPU driver brings a new way to speed up PC games
Nvidia is rolling out a new GPU driver today (621.01) that enables Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology to speed up game launches. The technology also removes mid-game "just-in-time" shader compilation, reducing stuttering and CPU spikes. Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery works by offloading shader compilation for different hardware combinations to the cloud. "Using DirectX 12,…
Nvidia has released a new GPU driver (version 621.01) that introduces Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery technology to enhance PC gaming experiences. This technology reduces stuttering and CPU spikes during game launches by offloading shader compilation to the cloud for various hardware configurations. Nvidia's Andrew Burnes explains that the State Object Database (SODB) captures shaders in DirectX 12 and Windows 11 environments, enabling the cloud network to precompile shaders for thousands of hardware and driver combinations.
Games such as Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 now support Advanced Shader Delivery, provided users download the titles via the Xbox PC app. Burnes notes that this system is storefront-agnostic, meaning players can benefit from the technology even when purchasing games on Steam, as long as the Xbox PC app is installed on their PC.
Advanced Shader Delivery promises a nearly 100% cache hit rate, eliminating mid-game "just-in-time" shader compilation and the resulting CPU spikes and frame stutters. Users can download the latest Nvidia driver (621.01) to access this feature, and it is also compatible with AMD GPUs running Adrenalin 26.6.1 or higher and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 series with driver version 2026.08.3 or higher.
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