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Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times
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Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times

Ars Technica
April 1, 2026
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Nvidia released a fix for PC gaming's widespread 'compiling shaders' wait times.

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Gamers will experience faster load times and smoother gameplay, improving the experience for millions of PC users.

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Nvidia has released a beta Auto Shader Compilation feature in its latest App update that automatically rebuilds DirectX drivers for games when your PC is idle, eliminating shader compilation wait times after driver updates. The feature is available to users running GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.97 WHQL or later and defaults to off, but can be activated in the Graphics Tab under Global Settings > Shader Cache, where users can allocate disk space and CPU resources for the process. Gamers can also manually trigger shader recompilation rather than waiting for idle time. The system promises to reduce how often games need to compile shaders at runtime, streamlining load times across Nvidia's user base.

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Nvidia rolled out its technical fix for the shader compilation issue.

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