Minecraft System Requirements

You don't need a chest full of diamonds to build a gaming PC capable of surmounting the Minecraft system requirements, but the game does have some features available to those with more powerful systems.

In order to craft a rig that meets the Minecraft minimum system requirements, you'll need to put together something with an Intel Celeron J4105 or AMD FX-4100 processor at the very least. That's not all, as you'll need an Intel HD Graphics 4000 or AMD Radeon R5 graphics card, and 4GB of RAM. The Minecraft size is small, taking up just 1GB on your storage solution of choice. This will increase with the number of worlds you create however, and don't forget to upgrade to Windows 10 64-bit.

If you're intent on beating the Minecraft recommended system requirements, you needn't push your budget too much further. Moving up to an Intel i7-6500U or AMD A8-6600K should help increase performance, especially when paired with an NVIDIA GeForce 940M or AMD Radeon HD 8570D GPU. You'll also need to double on RAM, for 8GB in total.

The major difference between Minecraft RTX system requirementsand the base game can be found in it the GPU they ask for. An Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 is needed, at the minimum, to enjoy ray tracing in Minecraft, and you cannot use an AMD Radeon card.

Minecraft Steam

You can't get Minecraft on Steam, and you probably won't ever be able to. However, it is available via PC Game Pass, and the legacy Java edition is still available to download from the game's official website.

Minecraft 1.19.40 The Wild Update

Minecraft 1.19.40 is the latest major update for the game, but don't get too excited for a wealth of new content. Unlike the previous The Wild update, the patch notes say that this one focuses more on "a variety of gameplay improvements, vanilla parity changes, and bug fixes."

Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition for PC

As of June 7, the once separate Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft are now only available as part of a single package. Meaning united Minecraft PC requirements. Owners of either version will see their licences upgraded to this all-in-one deal, and it should allow players to more easily play across the two versions of the game.

Minecraft performance guide

If you’re struggling to get a smooth frame rate in Minecraft on a laptop for example, there are ways to improve it.

• There’s the obvious, like switching your graphics from “Fancy” to “Fast”, turning down the render distance, turning off clouds, and disabling the more complex lighting and particle effects.
• You can also run the game in either a smaller screen, or full screen. The former helps by giving your computer less on-screen information to process, the latter by making sure your computer focuses only on Minecraft. If one option doesn’t work, try the other.
• If you’re playing on a multiplayer server, being around lots of other players can also cause significant lag. Try setting up your base somewhere a bit more off the beaten track.
• If you want to check your frame rate, you can bring up the debug screen by pressing F3. If you’re still having issues, open the Task Manager and set the Minecraft process to high priority.

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Minecraft will run on PC system with Windows 10 and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions.

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