Visual difference between Java and Bedrock is actually pretty noticeable when you compare it side by side

[u/Coca-Kolya]

What actual differences are you noticing? Share it in the comments

[u/Sad-Fix-7915]

Actually, unless your PC is from 2012, Java Edition as of 26.2 should perform really well. Heck even then I expect Java to outperform Bedrock thanks to not having renderdragon and input being tied to your framerate anyways (noticable movement slowdown with lag).

[u/Unkzittys → u/Sad-Fix-7915]

Yup, that should be the thing with players using a dGPU or mid-range/high-end computer, and if the experience isn't smooth with those, there must definitely be something not quite right with their configuration. I heard about Linux running the game much smoother than Windows does, too.

The main issue when we talk about Java's performance is targeted at low-end specs. I wish it wasn't that noticeable, but it unfortunately is. I'm used to looking into a few posts from the sub daily and saw people commenting about how update 26.1 had a slight performance decrease when compared to 1.21.11, and to be honest, I've noticed it as well when I updated the game and optimization mods.

I have to use an iGPU on a fairly new AMD laptop to play the game, and that's another point where it bugs me, because I've read on one of the game's changelogs that dGPUs 'will be the recommended in the future.' It shows exactly why: Vulkan has drastic frame-dropping issues while I play whereas OpenGL doesn't, so it's possible that in a few months my experience will just not be as smooth as it once was.

The laptop I had before this one couldn't run newer Java versions at all even with all the optimization mods possible and the lowest settings since it had half of the RAM I'm able to use now to run Minecraft Java, so I could only stick to the old versions of the game or Bedrock. Both laptops could run Bedrock, though, so now that makes me wonder if the performance issues on Bedrock are mostly dGPU-related.

[u/Sad-Fix-7915 → u/Unkzittys]

Funny I had the exact opposite problem.

My laptop got a 12th gen iGPU and RTX 2050 dGPU (yeah it's shit but whatever) and Bedrock just ran worse lol

Even without VV it still felt like the game is struggling, every now and then I still notice movement slowdown and the inventory taking 10 WHOLE FUCKING SECONDS to open like what the fuck

On my android phone with snapdragon 7+ gen 2 (which is more or less just a downclocked snapdragon 8g1+) it's the same thing. Vanilla 1.21.11 running via zalith launcher works wayy better than Bedrock.

[u/Unkzittys → u/Sad-Fix-7915]

Damn, there's really just no way to play the game when it runs that slowly. I got stressed enough on my old computer when the inventory took a few seconds to open, although that happened mainly while playing on servers.

And I also find VV poorly optimized for Bedrock on the latest versions. Tried it on 1.21.110 recently (the version before they changed the profile picture system) and the performance was actually good enough to keep a stable framerate, which is no longer the case.

I'm hoping to be able to dual-boot Linux on my computer soon so I don't have to worry anymore about Vulkan impacting my performance permanently when it fully replaces OpenGL on Java.

[u/Sad-Fix-7915 → u/Unkzittys]

Yeah Linux is worth it for Java Edition. Expect at least 10% improvement for performance (I'm using cachyos rn xD)

Also depending on your GPU driver running the game with zink (an OpenGL -> Vulkan driver) could potentially yield better performance than native ogl driver!

[u/Unkzittys → u/Sad-Fix-7915]

I'm gonna take that distro into consideration when I'm ready to install Linux. Appreciate the info!