Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch the full play of this GDC 2025 session where we explore the practical implementation of Neural Shading—a cutting-edge technique that replaces traditional shading calculations with neural approximations.
We will show you how to train and deploy neural networks to approximate various shaders, with real-world examples demonstrating the application for different shading models. We will also cover new shading language extensions which further enhance performance by optimizing GPU operations for both training and inference. As a specific example of a practical neural shader, we'll discuss RTX Neural Texture Compression.
See NVIDIA's announcements at GDC 2025: nvidia.com/en-us/events/gdc
Get started with NVIDIA tools and resources for game developers: developer.nvidia.com/industries/game-development
Watch the full play of this GDC 2025 session where we explore the practical implementation of Neural Shading—a cutting-edge technique that replaces traditional shading calculations with neural approximations.
We will show you how to train and deploy neural networks to approximate various shaders, with real-world examples demonstrating the application for different shading models. We will also cover new shading language extensions which further enhance performance by optimizing GPU operations for both training and inference. As a specific example of a practical neural shader, we'll discuss RTX Neural Texture Compression.
See NVIDIA's announcements at GDC 2025: nvidia.com/en-us/events/gdc
Get started with NVIDIA tools and resources for game developers: developer.nvidia.com/industries/game-development
