At Gamescom 2025, Microsoft presented a new technology that could prove very important for PC gaming: DirectX Advanced Shader Delivery. This system is designed as a potential solution to the problems ...

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 ...

Starfield presents thousands of planets in space, each with impressive graphics. The spectacular graphics of the game are mainly due to the 7308 shaders. These shaders are loaded before starting the ...

Before Destiny 2 launched, not many people would have guessed that shaders would be a hot topic of discussion, yet here we are. The Destiny 2 shader system at first appeared to be an answer to fans' ...

Call of Duty: Warzone is a very popular first-person shooter game that needs to be updated regularly to keep working. But optimizing the shader installation process is one of the most common problems ...

Mesh shaders are one of the more interesting recent developments in computer graphics technology, despite that many users are very likely not heard of them, or only heard the name. In essence, mesh ...

Once again, shaders are here to make fools of us all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Naughty Dog has listed the known issues for ...