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Having Borderlands 4 Issues After The Latest Patch? You Might Need To (Sigh) Clear Your Shader Cache

Gearbox has explained that Borderlands 4's latest patch needs to go through shader compiling, leading to temporary stuttering ...

Or clear your shader cache manually.

Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has asked PC gamers to wait 15 minutes for shaders to compile in the background while playing after some said this week’s update had caused increased stuttering.
GameSpot

Borderlands 4 Stuttering On PC? Gearbox Has An Unusual Step To Fix Stability Issues

The technical issues with Borderlands 4 prompted Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford to post through it, but he's since moved on to ...
The Express Tribune

Borderlands 4 patch sparks new stuttering complaints, Gearbox says issue will resolve with playtime

Borderlands 4’s latest patch prompts player reports of reduced stability, with Gearbox advising shader cache fixes.

I fixed Borderlands 4's stuttering issue by upping my shader cache size to 100 GB, which feels like something I shouldn't have to do in a well-optimised game

It's not my own discovery, in fact, but that of YouTuber Ki11er Six, who posted a review of the game along with a crucial performance tip a few days ago. On Nvidia graphics cards, it's possible to ...