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Nvidia’s latest GPU driver brings a new way to speed up PC games

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Nvidia released driver 621.01 on October 21, 2026, enabling Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery technology to accelerate PC game launches. This driver removes mid-game shader compilation, reducing stuttering and CPU spikes by offloading work to the cloud. Developers use DirectX 12, Windows 11, and the Microsoft Agility SDK to store shaders in a State Object Database for precompilation across hundreds of thousands of hardware combinations.

Key points

• Driver 621.01 enables Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery technology to speed up PC game launches by removing mid-game shader compilation.
• The technology offloads shader compilation to the cloud using DirectX 12, Windows 11, and the Microsoft Agility SDK.

Context

Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery works by offloading shader compilation for different hardware combinations to the cloud, allowing developers to capture shaders into a State Object Database (SODB) for precompilation across hundreds of thousands of hardware and driver combinations.

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