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Minecraft: Java Edition system requirements get bumped up ahead of Vulkan support

Java Edition getting a big rendering upgrade with Vulkan, it was time for the system requirements to get adjusted.
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'Minecraft' Official PC Requirement Now Raises Recommended Specs After Over 17 Years

Minecraft has officially changed the PC requirements where it raised the recommended specs after almost two decades.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Minecraft system requirements raised for the first time in 17 years

The game is about to hit legal age, so it needs big-boy PC specs, too.
TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

Mojang changes Minecraft system requirements after 17 years, recommends 16GB of RAM for "Fancy" graphics

Minecraft: Java Edition now officially recommends 16GB of RAM, and that's just the starting point. Mojang recently explained ...