Hardware performance

This article is about users' measurements of performance using Minecraft computer version 1.9 and newer on various hardware and software configurations. For the game requirements, see Hardware requirements. For the performance of the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition hardware performance. For the in-game bugs and issues of Minecraft computer edition, see the issue tracker.

Archives

• Alpha, Beta, 1.0, 1.1
• 1.1, 1.2 snapshots, 1.2
• 1.2, 1.3 snapshots
• 1.3, 1.4 snapshots/pre, 1.4
• 1.4, 1.5 snapshots
• 1.5, 1.6 snapshots/pre
• 1.6, 1.7 snapshots/pre
• 1.7, 1.8 snapshots/pre
• 1.8, 1.9 snapshots/pre

Instructions

Software requirements

Latest graphics drivers: AMD users: Drivers + Support Intel users: Download Center Nvidia users: Download Drivers Mint/Ubuntu here, Arch Linux here

Minecraft launcher 2.1.2482 or newer: Windows: MinecraftInstaller.msi, or Minecraft.exe macOS: Minecraft.dmg GNU/Linux: Minecraft.jar (Java required) Note: Launcher version 2.0.164-stage and newer are not currently supported by this article.

Minecraft 1.14.4 or newer, including snapshots and pre-releases when applicable.

Nvidia Optimus

By default, Java will render using Intel's integrated graphics. To render using the Nvidia GPU follow the steps below:

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher > Profile Editor > find Java Settings and write down the path of the Java Executable,
2. Open the Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings,
3. Click Add > Browse to the Java executable using the path the first step and click Open then Add Selected Program,
4. Once found and selected, change the Preferred graphics processor to High-performance NVIDIA processor. Click Apply to finish.

Conditions for benchmarking

Before continuing, please note: You must read and follow the instructions below for your entry to be accepted. Doing so will ensure that the results are as consistent and accurate as possible. Failure to follow these instructions will result in the removal of your entry.

Requirements before you start benchmarking:

• Use only your primary display and set it to its native resolution,
  • You may include frame rates from Eyefinity or Surround setups in the comment section.
• Use only the official Minecraft launcher,
• Use only the settings provided below,
• Disable any mods before benchmarking,
  • (Optional) You may install OptiFine or BetterFps, collect frame rate results for windowed and fullscreen mode, then post them in the comments section. Example:

| comments = Windowed - 56-104, fullscreen - 43-87, using BetterFps 1.2.0

Launcher Setup	In-game Options and Video Settings	World creation
Choose New Profile, and use the options provided below:	FOV - Leave this at Normal Resource Packs - Use only the Default resource pack. 320px	Game Mode: Creative (Hostile mobs won't bother you)

Benchmarking method

• When you have spawned:
  • Press F3 to display the debug screen.
  • Go to and stand at coordinates XYZ: -127 / 82 / 212. (Displayed on the seventh line from the top)
    • Looks in all directions to load all visible chunks until the chunk updates value drops to zero or a low, consistent value.
• To gather FPS results:
  • Spin or walk around in a small circle centred around the X and Z coordinates, while keeping your head horizontal.
    • Do Not look straight up or down while obtaining the frame rate. Looking both upwards and downwards causes objects that are out of view, mainly objects on the horizontal plane, not to be rendered which increases FPS. This skews the results.
  • Get the minimum and maximum frame rates for:
    • Default window size (854×480), Maximized window (OS X users press Option and the green maximize button), and Fullscreen.
      • To change to fullscreen: Windows Users press F11, OS X users press FN + F11).
  • (Optional for Windows users, but recommended:) Use Fraps benchmarking feature to collect frame rate results. (Using the debug screen lowers the in-game framerate causing results to be less accurate.)
  • Record the highest and lowest frame rate values, not an average frame rate, to the ones place. (FPS results such as 200-100 are less accurate than 210-180 or 252-157.)

Adding your results

For your entry to be accepted, you must:

• Add your results using only the provided link below, not by editing the results page source.
• Follow the formatting of the EXAMPLE entry template that is provided to you.
• Not submit an incomplete entry (e.g., leaving out your drive_model).
• Not include bogus information; this information is for the benefit of others, not their detriment. Suspicious entries may be removed at our discretion.

By adding your entry, you acknowledge that you have read the Instructions in their entirety.

Click here to add your entry

User entries

Results for 1.9

OS	CPU	GPU	RAM	Resolution	Launcher version	Minecraft version	Framerate			Comments
							854×480	Maximized	Fullscreen
Windows 7 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Radeon R9 270X 1100MHz	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.59	1.9	210-273	194-235	183-218
OS X 10.11.3	Intel Core i7-4770S	Nvidia GeForce GT 750M 1GB GDDR5	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	97-136	91-125	97-136	iMac14,3 - A1418 (EMC 2742)
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4330	Intel HD Graphics 4000	4GB DDR3 1600MHz	1600×900	1.6.59	1.9	40-59	29-52	34-44	Lenovo ThinkPad L430 246529U
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel HD Graphics	8GB DDR3 1333MHz	1920×1080	1.6.51	1.9	7-45	10-40	6-39	512MB of the RAM is dedicated to the GPU.
Windows 10.0.10586 64-bit	Intel Core i5-3210M	Intel HD Graphics 4000	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9	73-125	50-97	62-97	Acer Aspire v3-571G. An improvement from 1.8.x versions.
Windows 7 SP1 32-bit	Intel Core 2 Duo E6750	Nvidia Quadro 400	4GB DDR2 800MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	39-56	28-30	25-32	Had to test the Quadro 400 With the old Core 2
Windows 10 64-bit	AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	143-162	103-119	121-130
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-3610QM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	162-226	185-245	202-256	CPU bottleneck
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Xeon W3690	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770	12GB DDR3 1333MHz	1280×1024	1.6.61	1.9	184-246	197-246	238-304
Windows 10 64-bit	AMD FX-6300	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 1177MHz	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	216-294	211-284	228-302
Windows 7 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4790K	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	350-600	380-580	380-500	average framerate in any resolution of ~440
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel HD Graphics 4600	8GB DDR3 (1333/1600MHz?)	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	75-110	47-56	50-70
Windows 8 64-bit	Intel Core i3-3240	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650	16GB DDR3 (1333/1600MHz?)	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9	50-70	60-100	55-120
Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4690K	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 1306MHz	8GB DDR3 2000MHz	1280×1024	1.6.61	1.9.2	278-559	326-553	293-499	NVIDIA proprietary diver 361.28
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit	AMD Athlon II X2 245	ATI Radeon HD 4650 725MHz 1GB DDR2	4GB DDR2 800MHz	1600×1200	1.6.61	1.9.2	55-106	54-77	60-112
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4300U	Nvidia GeForce GT 720M	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9.2	64-90	25-42	26-43	Dell E5540
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i3-3217U	Intel HD Graphics 4000	4GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9.2	41-57	33-45	33-45	ASUS VivoBook S400CA
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4700MQ	Nvidia GeForce GT 750M 1GB GDDR5	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9.2	51-114	52-72	55-78	Alienware 14
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-3210M	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 1279MHz, Mini PCIe	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9.2	196-300	176-290	217-307	Acer Aspire V3-571G. Using the EXP GDC v8.
OS X 10.11.4 (15E65)	Intel Core i5-3210M	Intel HD Graphics 4000	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9.2	67-106	64-88	61-85	Acer Aspire V3-571G.
Windows 8.1 64-bit	AMD FX-6300 4.32GHz	AMD Radeon R9 380 1000MHz	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1680×1050	1.6.61	1.9.4	111-140	124-159	123-165	No idea why it is increasing in fps with screen size, must be GPU weirdness.
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4700MQ	Nvidia GeForce GT 740M 2GB DDR3	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9.4	78-103	57-70	50-59	HP Envy TouchSmart 15t
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4510U	Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M 4GB DDR3	8GB DDR3L 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9.4	140-200	140-180	140-170	Acer Aspire V7-582PG
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4510U	Intel HD Graphics 4400	8GB DDR3L 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.9.4	45-73	38-66	34-62	Acer Aspire V7-582PG. Reason why choose HD Ready display (FPS Friendly)
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit	Intel Core i7-3740QM	Nvidia Quadro K1000M	14GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9.4	102-208	42-148	42-204	HP EliteBook 8570w
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-930	AMD Radeon R9 270X	6GB DDR3 1066MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.9.4	96-135	89-120	90-122	Motherboard is an Asus P6X58D Premium.

Results for 16w20a

OS	CPU	GPU	RAM	Resolution	Launcher version	Minecraft version	Framerate			Comments
							854×480	Maximized	Fullscreen
OS X 10.11.5 (15F34)	Intel Core i5-3210M	Intel HD Graphics 4000	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	16w20a	68-114	58-85	60-84	Acer Aspire V3-571G. Pretty much the same performance as 1.9.2, for now.

Results for 1.10

OS	CPU	GPU	RAM	Resolution	Launcher version	Minecraft version	Framerate			Comments
							854×480	Maximized	Fullscreen
OS X 10.11.5	Intel Core m5-6Y54	Intel HD Graphics 515	8GB LPDDR3 1866MHz	1280×800	1.6.61	1.10	80-103	60-101	62-82	This is a MacBook9,1 - A1534 (EMC 2991)
OS X 10.11.5 (15F34)	Intel Core i5-3210M	Intel HD Graphics 4000	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.10	78-113	62-85	66-85	Acer Aspire V3-571G. Last entry with this machine likely.
Windows 10 64-bit	AMD A8-6600K	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10	89–138	58–95	78–116	CPU and GPU are left at stock frequency settings; Turbo Core left enabled. Watch companion video here.
Windows 10 64-bit	AMD FX-8350 4.6GHz	AMD Radeon R9 280X 1250MHz	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10	111-284	111-447	90-333	PC used
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4790K	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970	16GB DDR3 1866MHz	1680×1050	1.6.61	1.10	663-730	644-745	703-753	Aero theme disabled, Only Fraps and minecraft were running
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-2450M	Intel HD Graphics 3000	8GB DDR3 1333MHz	1366×768	1.6.61	1.10	35-50	25-50	25-45	Dell Inspiron N5050
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-2500K	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10	246-385	215-315	240-366
Xubuntu 16.04 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4460	Nvidia GeForce GTX 950	8GB DDR3 (1333/1600?)	1280×1024	1.6.61	1.10.2	245-332	250-383	282-445
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-6600K	Intel HD Graphics 530	16GB DDR4 3200MHz	2560×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	180-190	100-110	~105
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-5930K 4.3GHz	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified 1190MHz	32GB DDR4 2133MHz	2560×1600	1.6.61	1.10.2	350-410	300-380	300-380	The GPU configuration is in SLI (disabled in minecraft)
Windows XP SP3 32-bit	Intel Celeron M 420	Intel GMA 950 250MHz	1GB DDR2 532MHz	1280×800	1.6.61	1.10.2	1-40	5-25	0-15	This is a tissues options. Laptop age is 11 years.
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4790	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	269-370	227-330	229-360	Dell Optiplex 9020
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-4690K 4.5GHz	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 1974MHz	16GB DDR3 1867MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	339-531	328-523	379-649	Ran several times and fullscreen FPS was consistently 50-100 FPS faster than both windowed modes.
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4800MQ 2.7GHz	Intel HD Graphics 4600	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	22-33	19-24	21-26	Sager NP2650
Windows 8.1 64-bit	AMD A8-7410	AMD Radeon R5	12GB DDR3 1600MHz	1366×766	1.6.61	1.10.2	13-29	19-29	29-36
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core m5-6Y54	Intel HD Graphics 515	4GB DDR3L 1600MHz	2160×1440	1.6.61	1.10.2	32-67	11-37	18-40	Lenovo Ideapad Miix 700. GPU throttles due to limited TDP headroom. OptiFine increases FPS by 200%.
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	Intel Core i7-5600U	Nvidia GeForce 940M	12GB DDR3L 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	170-230	100-130	110-130	Lenovo ThinkPad T450s
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GGDR5	8GB DDR4 2133MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	144-172	105-124	112-152	Benchmarked by turning right, holding A and W all at the same time. Laptop: Aftershock SM-15
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-6500	AMD Radeon RX 480	8GB DDR4 2133MHz	1920×1080	1.6.61	1.10.2	141-206	136-203	84-133	Radeon Software 16.10.1. Results were obtained using FRAPS 3.5.99 (Build 15623).
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4790K	AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB GDDR5	16GB DDR3 2400MHz	1920×1080	1.6.69	1.10.2	393-235	358-215	383-244	AMD Radeon Software 16.10.1
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	Intel Core i7-4700MQ	Intel HD Graphics 4600	12GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.69	1.10.2	64-105	43-53	50-63	GPU driver v20.19.15.4501. Toshiba Satellite S55-A5188 connected to external monitor.

Results for 1.11

OS	CPU	GPU	RAM	Resolution	Launcher version	Minecraft version	Framerate			Comments
							854×480	Maximized	Fullscreen
Windows 10 64-bit	AMD FX-6300	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960	16GB DDR3 1600 Mhz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11	97-158	145-208	122-194
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-6500	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	16GB DDR4 2400MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11	279-450	259-453	273-477
Windows 10.0.10586.0 64-bit	Intel Core i3-7100U	Intel HD Graphics 620	4GB DDR4 2133MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11	50-92	30-41	35-46	Acer Aspire E5-575-33BM
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	AMD FX-9590	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760	8GB DDR3 1600MHz	2560×1600	1.6.70	1.11	243-299	244-305	257-292	Turbo Core enabled, liquid cooled
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	Intel Celeron N2840	Intel HD Graphics	8GB DDR3L 1333MHz	1366×768	1.6.70	1.11	5-26	6-29	3-24	Acer Aspire E15 ES1(?)
Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5-2500K	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980	16GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11.2	222-396	294-416	324-437	CPU overclocked to 4.5GHz
Windows 8.1 64-bit	Intel Core i7-3517U	Intel HD Graphics 4000	4GB DDR3 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11.2	56-94	24-38	30-43	Asus Zenbook Prime UX21A
Linux Mint 18.1 64-bit	Intel Core i7-6770HQ	Intel Iris Pro 580	8GB DDR4 2133MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11.2	108-131	81-94	86-97	Intel NUC Kit NUC6i7KYK
Windows 10.0.14393 64-bit	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M	16GB DDR3L 1600MHz	1920×1080	1.6.70	1.11.2	214-302	191-266	204-290	Dell Inspiron 7559