Shader cache

It doesn't override it cleans all but latest .bin file and starts again.

It may prove uselful for others in other scenarios, but for the example I listed bf4 mutilplayer it looks like it cleans to often.

 

Yeah I dont know how it works and as I said I may be completely wrong. I only tested BF4 multiplayer.

But from what I observed each time a new map was loaded a new .bin file was created.
If you load the same map again without rebooting your machine no new .bin file is made.
If you reboot and load the same map, a new .bin file is created though.

When the cache reaches 128mb it cleans itself completely and starts again.

If you play the same few maps without a reboot it may actually be doing something positive, however I noticied no perceiveable decrease in loading times.

 

Yep because bf4 it fills so quick. They need to add a manual limit to this, for example us to put a limit eg: 500mb or whatever...

or else, it will keep clean itself endless, and i think almost all games fill that shader cache.

 

Or they need to add disabling cache garbage collector. So user could clean folder manually.

Edit: But if the purpose of this cache is to hold shaders only for a game life span then garbage collector is good to have.

 

DX9 it does not, though sadly

 

Works fine in World of tanks, which is a DX9 game.

 

Nope, WoT is a DX9E game, I think DX9E is also similar like DX10, which created while DWM is coming with Windows Vista.

 

DX9E is not a DX version. It's an implementation. Vista and newer only provide DX9E. It runs DX9 games.

Plain DX9 is only available on Vista when you are using Windows XP graphics drivers (this happens when you upgrade from XP to Vista without doing a clean install.)

 

It's supposed to work with DX9 games. So report it to Nvidia.

 

Err....
I think Nvidia already know about most DX9 is not working, even Planetside 2 which is supported by Nvidia also don't get the shadercache works.

And many people yelling in the driver feedback thread about shadercache don't works for DX9.
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I just tested WoT, it also don't get the shadercache file created, but my version is V0.8.11.

 

I'd be interested in moving it someplace more permanent then the temp directory …

 

Yeah, having it in the temp folder is almost as durable as having it in the RAM. :wanker:

 

Was anyone able to measure how much space it takes? I play my usually games (CSGO, TF, BF4) and it always shows 1MB after I exit.

 

^ I think it's supposed to fill up to 128mb or 256mb can't remember which one exactly, but I am sure no more than 256mb.After which it'll start overwriting old caches.

The 14th post by pjn on this page...http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=4796396#post4796396

 

I already reported this if they acknowlaged this is another question, But i know ALL the DX9 games ( including Skyrim it does not create Shader files) I have and and Emulator I use that use DX9 dont create shaders, If you can switch to DX11 it does create the shader files in the NV_CACHE

 

It doesn't work with DX9 games. The developer himself said Dx10+.
Or at least when he was helping me test it he said to use a DX10 game. Pretty clear that it it's not DX9.

 

Who developed it?

 

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