Tired of shader compilation screens? Microsoft is rolling out its own solution, but we won't feel the benefits immediately

Advanced Shader Delivery solves all of this by removing the whole compilation process from your PC's hands (well, processors) and doing it 'offline', i.e. by the game developers themselves. The idea ...
Bit-Tech

A bluffer's guide to Shader Models

The future of PC graphics will be based, partly, on the next evolution of Windows. Called Windows Vista, it's scheduled to arrive in 2006. It sports a next-generation user interface, codenamed Aero, ...
GamesIndustry

TransGaming Launches SwiftShader, the World's Fastest Shader-Enabled 3D Rendering Software

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Oct. 19, 2005) - TransGaming Technologies, the global leader in the development of software portability products for cross-platform gaming, today launched SwiftShaderTM, a ...
Guru3D.com

NVIDIA and AMD GPUs Gain XeSS 2 Support with Intel SDK 2.1.0 Update

Intel’s latest XeSS 2 SDK (v2.1.0) brings significant enhancements by extending support beyond its own GPUs. Now, any graphics processor built on Shader Model 6.4 or higher—from NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX ...
Digi Times

Asustek G965-based motherboards with Shader Model 3.0 support expected later

Products utilizing Intel's G965 Express chipset with Shader Model 3.0 support are not among Asustek Computer's current motherboard offerings, though the company released its ASUS P5B-V series in ...
Android Police

DraStic Nintendo DS Emulator Updated With Android TV Support, High-Res 3D, Custom Shader Support, And More

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