diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanPipelineStableCache.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanPipelineStableCache.cpp
index 4fab241b..50d5a256 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanPipelineStableCache.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanPipelineStableCache.cpp
@@ -34,26 +34,29 @@ uint32 VulkanPipelineStableCache::BeginLoading(uint64 cacheTitleId)
 	std::error_code ec;
 	fs::create_directories(ActiveSettings::GetPath("shaderCache/transferable"), ec);
 	const auto pathCacheFile = ActiveSettings::GetPath("shaderCache/transferable/{:016x}_vkpipeline.bin", cacheTitleId);
+	
 	// init cache loader state
 	g_vkCacheState.pipelineLoadIndex = 0;
 	g_vkCacheState.pipelineMaxFileIndex = 0;
 	g_vkCacheState.pipelinesLoaded = 0;
 	g_vkCacheState.pipelinesQueued = 0;
+	
 	// start async compilation threads
 	m_compilationCount.store(0);	
 	m_compilationQueue.clear();
+
+	// get core count
 	uint32 cpuCoreCount = GetPhysicalCoreCount();
 	m_numCompilationThreads = std::clamp(cpuCoreCount, 1u, 8u);
-	if (g_renderer->GetVendor() == GfxVendor::Nvidia)
-	{
-		forceLog_printf("Disable multi-threaded pipeline loading due to an issue with Nvidia drivers");
+	if (VulkanRenderer::GetInstance()->GetDisableMultithreadedCompilation())
 		m_numCompilationThreads = 1;
-	}
+
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < m_numCompilationThreads; i++)
 	{
 		std::thread compileThread(&VulkanPipelineStableCache::CompilerThread, this);
 		compileThread.detach();
 	}
+
 	// open cache file or create it
 	cemu_assert_debug(s_cache == nullptr);
 	const uint32 cacheFileVersion = 1;
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cpp
index 5e6119fa..e35ef6fd 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Cafe/CafeSystem.h"
 
 #include "util/helpers/helpers.h"
+#include "util/helpers/StringHelpers.h"
 
 #include "config/ActiveSettings.h"
 #include "config/CemuConfig.h"
@@ -194,10 +195,29 @@ void VulkanRenderer::DetermineVendor()
 		m_vendor = GfxVendor::Mesa;
 
 	forceLog_printf("Using GPU: %s", properties.properties.deviceName);
+
 	if (m_featureControl.deviceExtensions.driver_properties)
-		forceLog_printf("Driver version: %s", driverProperties.driverInfo)
+	{
+		forceLog_printf("Driver version: %s", driverProperties.driverInfo);
+
+		if(m_vendor == GfxVendor::Nvidia)
+		{
+			// multithreaded pipelines on nvidia (requires 515 or higher)
+			m_featureControl.disableMultithreadedCompilation = (StringHelpers::ToInt(std::string(driverProperties.driverInfo)) < 515);
+		}
+	}
+
 	else
+	{
 		forceLog_printf("Driver version (as stored in device info): %08X", properties.properties.driverVersion);
+		
+		if(m_vendor == GfxVendor::Nvidia)
+		{
+			// if the driver does not support the extension,
+			// it is assumed the driver is under version 515
+			m_featureControl.disableMultithreadedCompilation = true;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void VulkanRenderer::GetDeviceFeatures()
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.h b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.h
index b77bfa53..6b6abf7a 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Renderer/Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.h
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ private:
 			uint32 nonCoherentAtomSize = 256;
 		}limits;
 
-		bool debugMarkersSupported = false; // frame debugger is attached 
+		bool debugMarkersSupported = false; // frame debugger is attached
+		bool disableMultithreadedCompilation = false; // for old nvidia drivers
 
 	}m_featureControl{};
 	static bool CheckDeviceExtensionSupport(const VkPhysicalDevice device, FeatureControl& info);
@@ -1012,7 +1013,8 @@ private:
 
 
 public:
-	bool useTFViaSSBO() { return m_featureControl.mode.useTFEmulationViaSSBO; };
+	bool GetDisableMultithreadedCompilation() { return m_featureControl.disableMultithreadedCompilation; }
+	bool useTFViaSSBO() { return m_featureControl.mode.useTFEmulationViaSSBO; }
 	bool IsDebugUtilsEnabled() const
 	{
 		return m_featureControl.debugMarkersSupported && m_featureControl.instanceExtensions.debug_utils;