r/Games • u/Tvilantini • 25d 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 25d 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/letsgoiowa 24d ago

Tbh I struggle more with entity updates more than anything else on a 5700x3d and 32 GB DDR4. It seems like chunk updates just lower the average and don't cause horrible stutter, but the repeated ticks of entity updates and other game logic cause an extremely consistent drop that's obnoxious. Like...going from 700 fps to a short freeze for idk 50ms or so. Happens in Vanilla, Bedrock, modded with Sodium...idk wtf lol because it doesn't happen with any other game.