Nvidia Drivers 621.01 Bring Advanced Shader Delivery

Nvidia’s 621.01 driver lets gamers skip the dreaded ten‑minute shader compile and launch Gears of War in under a minute. The secret is Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery, bundled for RTX and RTX Spark cards, which pulls precompiled shaders from the cloud. Only Gears of War: E‑Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 support feature, but that’s enough to prove concept works. In my test the game booted in 45 seconds on a desktop and fifty‑second on an Asus ROG Ally X. That’s a stark contrast to the usual fifteen‑minute wait. ASD also pairs with Nvidia’s Automatic Shader Compilation so future driver updates won’t force another rebuild. The tech runs on AMD, Intel and Qualcomm chips too, though results can differ. If it spreads, PC launches could finally feel as instant as consoles.