Software54 mOctober 21, 2026, 20:09

Nvidia 621.01 driver adds Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery

Nvidia's new 621.01 GPU driver enables Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, which offloads shader compilation to the cloud to speed up game launches and eliminate mid-game stutter and CPU spikes. Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 support it when the Xbox PC app is installed.

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Nvidia 621.01 driver adds Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery

Nvidia 621.01 driver enables Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery
Shaders are precompiled in the cloud via State Object Database and DirectX 12
Near-100% cache hit rate removes mid-game shader compilation stutter
Also supported on AMD Adrenalin 26.6.1 and Snapdragon X2 driver 2026.08.3

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