There's a cute trend emerging among PC gamers — presumably above a certain age — that has a few nostalgic types yearning for ...

With GPU architectures changing from being entirely graphics-focused and game rendering relying increasingly more on compute shaders, rather than classic vertex and pixel shaders, DirectX12 has gained ...

Caches, which improve CPU performance significantly, are introduced to GPUs to improve application or game performance even further. Although cache over time takes up a considerable amount of storage ...

It looks promising, at least. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shader compilation woes are, to my mind at least, one of the ...

Flow mapping is a shader programming technique capable of giving an illusion of motion to a static image. This shader simulates realistic wind flow with regard to perspective and distorts the provided ...

In context: Modern shaders are sophisticated pieces of code capable of modifying real-time computer graphics with high precision. Some shaders can render realistic game environments using advanced ray ...

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...

When launching Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, players are always greeted with the message, “Compiling Shaders, please wait…” But what does this mean, why does it take so long, and is it even necessary ...

As an Unreal Engine 5 game, compiling your Stalker 2 shaders on initial launch is just something that you need to do, and there is no way around it. How fast it takes will depend entirely upon your PC ...