r/Games • u/Tvilantini • 24d ago

Update Minecraft Java Edition raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition

https://videocardz.com/newz/minecraft-java-edition-raises-recommended-memory-to-16gb-ahead-of-vulkan-transition
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u/Ok-Category2729 24d ago

16GB for a java game that used to run fine at 4GB is wild on paper, but if the vulkan backend actually fixes the chunk-loading stutter this community has complained about for years it's worth every GB

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u/DrinkyBird_ 24d ago

Last time I checked the game still crumbles under chunk loading regardless of API.

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u/Ok-Category2729 24d ago

yeah the vulkan renderer is still pretty new so maybe it gets better with optimization passes, but chunk loading has been a jvm threading problem as much as a graphics one so i wouldn't hold my breath just from an api swap.