Accelerated Rendering Mod FAQ

Open the in-game editor from the mod list or config screen and check that acceleration is enabled, then compare FPS in a crowded area with it toggled on and off. If your framerate doesn't change at all, the feature may be disabled or your GPU may not support the compute shaders it relies on.

On some GPUs the compute shader overhead outweighs the CPU savings, especially in scenes with few entities. Try disabling acceleration for specific entity types or turning off the feature entirely to see if performance recovers.

No, Accelerated Rendering is client-side only, so it works on any server you join without server-side installation. Other players won't see any difference and you won't be kicked for using it.

Use the Mods list on the title screen or pause menu and click the config button next to Accelerated Rendering. Alternatively, edit the acceleratedrendering client toml file directly if you prefer manual changes.

It's designed to be compatible with Iris and most shader packs, but some packs with custom entity rendering may conflict. If you see visual glitches, try disabling entity acceleration or the force translucent option while keeping the shader pack on.

This is usually caused by the force translucent acceleration option being enabled when it shouldn't be. Turn it off in the config, or enable it only if you're specifically seeing broken item rendering without it.

Disable it for any entity that renders incorrectly, such as modded mobs with custom models, armor stands with complex setups, or entities from mods that hook into the render pipeline. Leave vanilla mobs and simple models accelerated for the best FPS gains.

Yes, that's exactly the scenario it targets — offloading vertex transformations to the GPU reduces CPU load when many entities are on screen. Pair it with a reasonable entity render distance for the biggest gains.

It works alongside most rendering performance mods, but OptiFine's rendering pipeline can conflict with compute shader based acceleration. If you use Sodium or Iris, keep the mod's acceleration features enabled and test each option individually.

It forces the accelerated rendering path to also handle translucent geometry, which fixes some item and block rendering issues but can cause visual artifacts with certain models. Only enable it if you're seeing missing or incorrectly rendered translucent items.