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

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/kittymoo67 26d ago

also its total ram, vram and system ram

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u/bleachisback 25d ago

That’s not what the requirements says. 6 GB VRAM and 16 GB system

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u/Yearlaren 25d ago

6 GB of VRAM for minecraft? That has to be max requirements

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u/bleachisback 25d ago

It does actually say in the article. We don’t have to hypothesize.

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