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Post by WaaiFu on Sept 15, 2018 15:46:42 GMT
Titte says it all. I just upgraded to 8 Gigs of RAM (sorry that I'm not a rich ass kid with 64 gigs of ram and a 1080ti and get around 500fps on a daily basis)
and with a low-end GPU ( Intel HD 4000) I get around 200 FPS with maxed out settings, but only 5 with shaders enabled. Before upgrading, I had 4GB, and it was still 5FPS with shaders, but 80 FPS without shaders, maximum settings.
Does RAM have anything to do with the FPS at all? I just need help with how to optimize my FPS. Thanks in advance! |
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Post by Waspter on Sept 15, 2018 15:50:26 GMT
I've heard somewhere that allocating a lot of RAM will actually slow Minecraft. Don't use more than necessary.
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Post by Video on Sept 15, 2018 15:59:38 GMT
Additionally, the FPS really depends on your CPU and GPU. Intel HD Graphics is absolutely awful at handling shaders.
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Post by Alosion on Sept 15, 2018 17:10:15 GMT
Additionally, the FPS really depends on your CPU and GPU. Intel HD Graphics is absolutely awful at handling shaders. Yeah, but a lot of the times on the higher end (even though they have an APU), RAM can actually bottleneck the performance, as I saw in 1.13 when I played it with 1G instead of the usual 4G. |
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Post by _Windows on Sept 15, 2018 17:52:28 GMT
I've heard somewhere that allocating a lot of RAM will actually slow Minecraft. Don't use more than necessary. This is true due to how Java works. What happens is that Java uses what is called a garbage collector. Data that is no longer needed in RAM gets purged to free up RAM for other data. When you allocate too much RAM, Java lets more data build up before removing it. Sounds good right? Well, not exactly. Removing more data takes more time. If too much data is removed at once, Java will not have enough time to render the next frame fast enough and you get a lagspike. |
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Post by StevenNL2000 on Sept 15, 2018 19:10:37 GMT
To give an actual answer to "Does RAM have anything to do with the FPS at all?": RAM will decrease and destabilize your FPS if you allocate too little or too much. If you are in the sweet spot, which is usually 1GB for vanilla and a little more for shaders or a modpack, your FPS will not be bottlenecked by the RAM and will depend mostly on your CPU and GPU. Shaders are very GPU-intensive, so you unfortunately won't get a lot from your integrated Intel HD 4000.
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Post by WaaiFu on Sept 16, 2018 1:10:31 GMT
To give an actual answer to "Does RAM have anything to do with the FPS at all?": RAM will decrease and destabilize your FPS if you allocate too little or too much. If you are in the sweet spot, which is usually 1GB for vanilla and a little more for shaders or a modpack, your FPS will not be bottlenecked by the RAM and will depend mostly on your CPU and GPU. Shaders are very GPU-intensive, so you unfortunately won't get a lot from your integrated Intel HD 4000. I'm trying to run shaders, but currently Minecraft only has 1GB to run on, how much RAM would be classified as "the sweet spot"? |
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Post by Waspter on Sept 16, 2018 7:43:54 GMT
To give an actual answer to "Does RAM have anything to do with the FPS at all?": RAM will decrease and destabilize your FPS if you allocate too little or too much. If you are in the sweet spot, which is usually 1GB for vanilla and a little more for shaders or a modpack, your FPS will not be bottlenecked by the RAM and will depend mostly on your CPU and GPU. Shaders are very GPU-intensive, so you unfortunately won't get a lot from your integrated Intel HD 4000. I'm trying to run shaders, but currently Minecraft only has 1GB to run on, how much RAM would be classified as "the sweet spot"? Probably 2 or 3gb. |
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Post by WaaiFu on Sept 16, 2018 7:58:07 GMT
I'm trying to run shaders, but currently Minecraft only has 1GB to run on, how much RAM would be classified as "the sweet spot"? Probably 2 or 3gb. So... how do I allow more RAM??? |
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Post by StevenNL2000 on Sept 16, 2018 8:02:28 GMT
To give an actual answer to "Does RAM have anything to do with the FPS at all?": RAM will decrease and destabilize your FPS if you allocate too little or too much. If you are in the sweet spot, which is usually 1GB for vanilla and a little more for shaders or a modpack, your FPS will not be bottlenecked by the RAM and will depend mostly on your CPU and GPU. Shaders are very GPU-intensive, so you unfortunately won't get a lot from your integrated Intel HD 4000. I'm trying to run shaders, but currently Minecraft only has 1GB to run on, how much RAM would be classified as "the sweet spot"? I need 3GB to run SEUS comfortably, a less intensive shader pack will do with 2GB. So... how do I allow more RAM???  Change the number of "-Xmx2G" into how much you need. |
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Post by WaaiFu on Sept 16, 2018 8:08:10 GMT
I'm trying to run shaders, but currently Minecraft only has 1GB to run on, how much RAM would be classified as "the sweet spot"? I need 3GB to run SEUS comfortably, a less intensive shader pack will do with 2GB. So... how do I allow more RAM??? Change the number of "-Xmx2G" into how much you need. Thanks a lot!
EDIT:  I don't see the option.
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Post by Waspter on Sept 16, 2018 8:15:50 GMT
I need 3GB to run SEUS comfortably, a less intensive shader pack will do with 2GB. Change the number of "-Xmx2G" into how much you need. Thanks a lot!
EDIT: I don't see the option.
That's weird... You should be able to see it. Hold on, let me take a look.There should a setting that says "advanced options".  |
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Post by WaaiFu on Sept 16, 2018 8:17:27 GMT
Thanks a lot!
EDIT: I don't see the option.
That's weird... You should be able to see it. Hold on, let me take a look. Found it! Thanks everyone who helped! I really appreciate it! 
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