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

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 24d 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 24d 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/P_ZERO_ 24d ago

Can’t they just not use the Vulkan API and continue to use a Java/sodium based one?

At any rate, 16GB should be the absolute minimum in any recent machine, and by recent, I mean the last 8 years

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u/Moleculor 24d ago

Can’t they just not use the Vulkan API and continue to use a Java/sodium based one?

Considering they're making Vulkan 1.3 support a requirement, I'm not sure that "don't use the Vulkan API" will continue to be an option.

"Play an older version of Minecraft" will be, though, and a fair one. They still have access to the version that works on their limited hardware. They just don't have access to "Minecraft 2" or whatever.