Delete the shader cache if you experience:
Modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch and their games make heavy use of precompiled shaders (small programs that control lighting, shadows, reflections, and other visual effects) that are specifically tailored to their GPU hardware. These shaders cannot run natively on PC hardware, which has completely different graphics architectures (e.g., AMD, Nvidia, Intel). Consequently, the Yuzu emulator must translate or recompile these console shaders into a format your PC's GPU can understand. yuzu shader cache
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Compile on every new shader → stutter. With cache: Reuse precompiled shaders → smooth gameplay. This public link is valid for 7 days
Project Hades greatly improved both APIs, but Vulkan is generally the recommended choice. The Vulkan backend offers significantly faster shader build times and better overall performance, especially when paired with features like parallel shader building. Yuzu developers strongly recommend testing your games with Vulkan first. The only notable exception is that Intel Linux users may have better luck with OpenGL due to driver stability issues.
: Shaders are highly dependent on your specific hardware configuration. If you download a shader cache built on an AMD card with old drivers, and you try to run it on an Nvidia card with new drivers, Yuzu will reject the cache. It will either delete it and start over, or the emulator will crash.