Optimize Performance While Keeping Visual Quality

Identify Performance Bottlenecks

Vibrant Cinematic Rays is designed to run smoothly, but your frame rate depends on render distance, graphics settings, and hardware. Start by checking your current FPS in a familiar area, then test changes in the same location for accurate comparison.

Adjust Key Settings

Access shader options and prioritize these adjustments:

• Parallax depth: Disable or lower if frame rate drops significantly. This 3D surface effect is visually striking but performance-intensive.
• Shadow quality: Reduce shadow resolution or distance before lowering other settings
• Ambient occlusion: Toggle off temporarily to test impact
• Reflection quality: Lower reflection resolution if needed

Maintain Visual Appeal

Keep cinematic lighting and color grading enabled—these have minimal performance cost and define the shader's character. Reduce render distance gradually rather than cutting visual features, as this preserves the intended aesthetic.

Test in various biomes and times of day. Performance varies with sky complexity and particle density. If you're still below your target frame rate, lower your Minecraft render distance before disabling shader features.