We sponsored ourselves! Buy one of our metal emblem badge pint glasses! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-3d-emblem-glasses or our ultra comfortable hoodies! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/warm-ultra-soft-fleece-zip-hoodie-tear-down In this discussion, we talk about a number of questions relating to GPU performance in gaming. Other than talking about how GPU drivers actually work, we get into what it means when a game is "compiling shaders" or is "caching shaders," what it means for a game to be "unoptimized" vs. the drivers or hardware, and more. The key goal is to define drivers and how they interact at both a hardware and software level, giving a better understanding as to what it means when Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD talk about "optimizing" performance. Likewise, this helps cover some of what it means for a game developer to have an "unoptimized" game. We're joined by Intel Engineer Tom Petersen for this discussion. If you learned from this talk, consider watching these: Intel Animation Error discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_RO8bJop8o NVIDIA latency technical discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-wZ_KGcsg Watch our Intel Arc 2024 revisit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3WSqLEciEw To further support our interviews and deep dives, consider grabbing one of our PC building DIY anti-static modmats: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary Or our soldering mats: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - No One Actually Knows What "Optimization" Means 02:05 - The Driver Stack, APIs, & Basics 04:38 - Shaders & Programs 05:43 - What Does "Compiling Shaders" Mean? 06:30 - Optimizing GameDev Shaders 08:19 - Kernel Mode Driver 10:08 - Graphics Firmware & Hardware 11:18 - "OPTIMIZING" Drivers & Games 16:25 - Types of Optimization 18:30 - Future Plans 21:24 - Games Being "Unoptimized" 23:15 - Common Misconception About Drivers ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Steve Burke: Host Tom Petersen: Guest Video: Vitalii Makhnovets