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Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery cuts Forza Horizon 6 load times by 95%

Microsoft has introduced Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) technology, which significantly reduces game loading times by pre-compiling shaders. This feature, now available for RDNA 3 and later AMD GPUs on Windows 11 PCs via the Xbox PC app, can decrease boot-up times by up to 95%. ASD works by downloading pre-compiled shaders from a cloud database tailored to a user's specific hardware configuration, eliminating the need for on-device compilation. AI

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IMPACT Improves gaming performance by optimizing shader compilation, a process that can involve machine learning techniques.

RANK_REASON This is a product feature update for a specific game and hardware, not a core AI model release or significant industry shift.

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Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery cuts Forza Horizon 6 load times by 95%

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 · Hassam Nasir ·

    Forza Horizon 6 boots up in just 4 seconds instead of 90 with new Advanced Shader Delivery tech and AMD GPUs — Microsoft claims 95% reduction in gaming load times

    Microsoft is bringing Advanced Shader Delivery to Windows 11 PCs at large, after introducing the tech on Xbox ROG Ally handhelds last year. The company says you can expect up to 95% faster load times in Forza Horizon 6, for instance, going from 90 seconds to just 4 seconds on ini…