Forza Horizon 6 boots up in just 4 seconds instead of 90 with new Advanced Shader Delivery tech and AMD GPUs — Microsoft claims 95% reduction in gaming load times

Microsoft expanded Advanced Shader Delivery from Xbox handhelds to supported AMD RDNA 3 and newer GPUs on Windows 11.

In Forza Horizon 6, precompiled shaders can be downloaded ahead of time, cutting first-launch time to about four seconds.

The feature aims to reduce shader compilation waits, making PC game startup much faster after installs or driver updates.

It is currently tied to supported AMD hardware and distributed through Microsoft’s gaming ecosystem.