Microsoft has expanded access to its Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) feature, which eliminates shader compilation stutter for PC gamers using AMD Radeon GPUs. The fix is now available to all Windows users with Radeon hardware from the RX 5000 series onward, provided they use the Xbox app and have updated drivers. By downloading precompiled shaders from the cloud, ASD drastically reduces load times—cutting them by up to 95% in titles like Forza Horizon 6.

The feature began as a beta on Asus ROG Xbox Ally devices and has gradually expanded. As of mid-2026, it supports RDNA 1 through RDNA 4 architectures, requiring AMD Adrenalin driver version 26.6.1 or newer. Supported games include major titles like Avowed, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Nvidia RTX users will have to wait until later in 2026 for ASD support, though a beta version of the Nvidia app offers similar functionality called Auto Shader Compilation. Intel has also committed to adopting the feature. However, it remains unclear whether ASD will extend to non-Microsoft platforms like Steam, which hosts the majority of PC gamers.