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Microsoft, AMD Cut Forza Load Times 95% with Shader Delivery

6/14/2026

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Microsoft and AMD launched Advanced Shader Delivery on June 11 for AMD RDNA GPUs through the Xbox app.
ASD’s pre-compiled shaders, which run on Windows with the Xbox Gaming Service and Adrenalin 26.6.1+ drivers, cut Forza Horizon 6 load times from about 90 seconds to 4 seconds, a 95 % reduction.
Supported games include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, GTA V Enhanced, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Forza Horizon, while Nvidia and Intel GPUs lack compatible drivers.

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Microsoft and AMD launched Advanced Shader Delivery on June 11 for AMD RDNA GPUs through the Xbox app.
ASD’s pre-compiled shaders, which run on Windows with the Xbox Gaming Service and Adrenalin 26.6.1+ drivers, cut Forza Horizon 6 load times from about 90 seconds to 4 seconds, a 95 % reduction.
Supported games include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, GTA V Enhanced, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Forza Horizon, while Nvidia and Intel GPUs lack compatible drivers.