Microsoft trims PC shader waits with cross-device precompiled shaders
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Microsoft is advancing Advanced Shader Delivery to auto-generate a cross-vendor Precompiled Shader Database from a State Object Database, letting games ship precompiled shaders for faster, console-like load times on PC as drivers update, with Nvidia/Intel/Qualcomm on board and a May rollout via the Xbox Partner Center.
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