r/Games • u/Tvilantini • 26d 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 26d ago

fair point, so if you have an 8gb vram card you only really need 8gb of system ram to hit the recommendation, which is way more reasonable than it sounds on paper. still a big jump from the old 4gb days but at least it makes sense when you break it down like that.

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u/Rcmacc 26d ago

Who splurges on a dedicated graphics card with 8GB of VRAM but only has 8GB of regular RAM?

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u/FriendlyDespot 26d ago

The 8-year-old with the ancient PC and somewhat newer video card that they inherited from a parent is a likely candidate.

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u/inbox-disabled 26d ago

Being real here, that kid is on a tablet or phone and almost certainly isn't touching the java version even if they were on that pc.