: On your first playthrough, the game will stutter every time a new effect (like an explosion or a new character) appears because Ryujinx is compiling that shader in real-time.

: Ensure this is Enabled . This allows the emulator to save compiled shaders to your storage, so they don't have to be rebuilt every time you launch the game.

: Right-click your game in the Ryujinx list, navigate to Cache Management , and select Purge Shader Cache .

The are complete, stable, and compatible with your specific game version and GPU driver.

: Once compiled, these files are saved to your disk. On subsequent launches, Ryujinx loads these from the cache, resulting in much smoother gameplay. Best Settings for Shader Performance