PSA: If your System is installed on HDD drive, you should move PoE 2 shaders to faster drive.

To whoever that still has System installed on HDD drive in 2025. POE2 and it's shaders want to be on fastest drive.

By default PoE 2 shaders are generated in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Path of Exile 2

You can change default location by going to:

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile 2

Open:
poe2_production_Config.ini in notepad

Under [GENERAL] add a new line:
cache_directory=<new shader cache location>

Example: cache_directory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile 2\Cache



Shaders will slowly rebuild in new location, making game textures lacking at first launch. Monsters and their effects will be invisible during first few seconds, as shaders are rebuilding.


Sadly to move NVIDIA shaders (and possibly AMD - no idea), u would have to use symlink.