How to clear NVIDIA Shader Cache to prevent/fix visual bugs or bad performance.
Guide to Clear/Delete NVIDIA Shader Cache
How-To
- Open the NVIDIA control panel.
- Go to Manage 3D Settings.
- Turn OFF Shader Cache.
- Save and apply changes.
- Reboot your PC.
- After the PC boots, open the Run dialog box or File Explorer.
- Type the following environment variable into the Run dialog box or the File Explorer address bar and hit Enter:
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
- At the location, find and open the “NVIDIA” folder.
- In the folder, find and open both the “DXCache” and the “GLCache” folder and delete all the items in the folders.
- Next, go back to the “Local” folder.
- Now, at that location, find and open the “NVIDIA Corporation” folder.
- In the folder, find and open the “NV_Cache” folder and delete the contents of the folder.
- Exit File Explorer.
- Now, go back to the NVIDIA control panel and turn on Shader Cache (set to driver standard).
- Restart your PC.
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