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Vulkanium

Modpack

A Vulkan-powered Minecraft performance / optimization pack replacing OpenGL with Vulkan for higher FPS and smoother gameplay.

Type

Modpack

Modrinth Downloads

763

Modrinth ID

zhEY2qsp

Last Updated

Aug 26, 2026

Description

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Important

If your game is crashing with error java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Out of stack space. add this to your java arguments -Dorg.lwjgl.system.stackSize=256

About

This modpack is designed to enhance Minecraft’s performance and visuals without changing the core gameplay experience. It focuses on optimization, smooth performance, and compatibility with many OptiFine-like features - all while keeping your game feeling vanilla.

Features

  • ⚡ Vulkan-based rendering
  • 📈 Higher FPS and smoother frame times
  • 🎮 OptiFine-style features without using OptiFine
  • 🔗 Connected textures support
  • 🔍 Zoom functionality
  • ☁️ Enhanced visual compatibility
  • 🖥️ Works on a wide range of hardware
  • 🌿 Keeps the vanilla Minecraft experience

Versions that are supported by Beryl (Shaders for Vulkan) are shipped with it!

Performance

Tested on:

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070
  • Resolution: 2560×1440
  • RAM Allocation: 4GB
  • Render Distance: 8 chunks
  • Simulation Distance: 8 chunks

Modpack Version: 1.0.6-Beta

Results:

Configuration FPS 🚀 Vulkanium 1500 FPS ⚡ Fabulously Optimized (Sodium) 1266 FPS 🌿 Vanilla Minecraft 1042 FPS

Actual performance may vary depending on hardware, drivers, Minecraft version, and system configuration.

Who is it for

Vulkanium is made for players who:

  • Want better performance without changing Minecraft gameplay
  • Need an alternative to OptiFine or Sodium
  • Want smoother gameplay on modern GPUs
  • Prefer a lightweight optimization setup
  • [EMF] Entity Model Features by Traben
  • [ETF] Entity Texture Features by Traben
  • AppleSkin by squeek502
  • Blur+ by Motschen
  • Clumps by jaredlll08
  • Concurrent Chunk Management Engine by ishland
  • Continuity by PepperCode1
  • LambDynamicLights - Dynamic Lights by LambdAurora
  • Entity Culling by tr7zw
  • Fabric API by modmuss50
  • Fabric Language Kotlin by modmuss50
  • Fast IP Ping by fallen-breath
  • FerriteCore by malte0811
  • GPUBooster by Mr.Toad
  • Krypton by astei
  • Mod Menu by Prospector
  • Fast Noise by ZenXArch
  • ScalableLux by ishland
  • Smooth Scrolling by SmajloSlovakian
  • Text Placeholder API by Patbox
  • VulkanMod by xCollateral
  • Beryl by xCollateral
  • Borderless Windowed Vulkan by cutebow
  • YetAnotherConfigLib by isxander
  • Zoomify by isxander
  • Optiboxes by lowercasebtw
  • More Culling by FX and 1Foxy2
  • Cloth Config API by shedaniel
  • FastQuit by contaria
  • ImmediatelyFast by RaphiMC
  • ModernFix by embeddedt

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.21 1.21.1 1.21.3 1.21.4 1.21.5 1.21.10 1.21.11 26.1 26.1.1 26.1.2

Recommended Gear

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Screenshots

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Cloth Config API (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge)

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AppleSkin

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Mod 499,700,478
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Speed up immediate mode rendering in Minecraft

Mod 302,002,147
Clumps

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Clumps XP orbs together to reduce lag

Mod 406,916,619
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Using async path-tracing to hide BlockEntities/Entities that are not visible

Mod 389,594,541
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Core API library for the Fabric toolchain

Mod 480,123,459
[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]

[EMF] Entity Model Features [Fabric & Forge]

EMF is an, OptiFine format, Custom Entity Model replacement mod available for Fabric and Forge.

Mod 232,796,015
YetAnotherConfigLib

YetAnotherConfigLib

A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft.

Mod 242,083,816
FerriteCore

FerriteCore

Memory usage optimizations

Mod 148,668,120
[ETF] Entity Texture Features

[ETF] Entity Texture Features

Emissive, Random & Custom texture support for entities in resourcepacks just like Optifine but for Fabric

Mod 99,193,983
Mod Menu

Mod Menu

Adds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.

Mod 221,530,238
Fabric Language Kotlin

Fabric Language Kotlin

Fabric language module for Kotlin

Mod 199,263,679
Continuity

Continuity

A Minecraft mod that allows for efficient connected textures

Mod 133,642,438
MidnightLib

MidnightLib

Common library with a built-in configuration system

Mod 81,402,275
Text Placeholder API

Text Placeholder API

Placeholder and Text manipulation library for your Minecraft mods.

Mod 63,061,052
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)

Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)

A Fabric mod designed to improve the chunk performance of Minecraft.

Mod 36,167,050
Fast IP Ping

Fast IP Ping

Yeet the laggy reversed DNS lookup for literal IP server addresses

Mod 74,142,897
Blur+

Blur+

Spices up the boring vanilla blur effect – featuring animations, colors and lots of customizability!

Mod 10,595,683
Smooth Scrolling

Smooth Scrolling

Customize the scrolling smoothness or speed in various places like chat, hotbar, creative screen...

Mod 11,673,477
Zoomify

Zoomify

A zoom mod with infinite customizability.

Mod 106,745,713
MoreCulling

MoreCulling

A mod that changes how multiple types of culling are handled in order to improve performance

Mod 90,728,373
Beryl

Beryl

Introducing an efficient shader pipeline for Vulkan.

Mod 284,563
LambDynamicLights

LambDynamicLights

The most feature-complete and optimized dynamic lighting mod.

Mod 100,778,686
GPUTape

GPUTape

Fix VRAM leaks. Based on VideoTape.

Mod 12,097,591
Skyboxify

Skyboxify

A skybox mod that allows you to use OptiFine skies in Fabric 1.21+

Mod 15,442,457
FastQuit

FastQuit

Lets you return to the Title Screen early while your world is still saving in the background!

Mod 32,299,551
ScalableLux

ScalableLux

A Fabric mod based on Starlight that improves the performance of light updates in Minecraft.

Mod 24,475,309
Krypton

Krypton

A mod to optimize the Minecraft networking stack

Mod 77,377,694
Fast Noise

Fast Noise

This optimizes noise generation

Mod 10,241,634
VulkanMod

VulkanMod

Vulkan renderer mod for Minecraft.

Mod 5,890,141
ToadLib

ToadLib

Library-mod for minecraft. I need it for my other mods

Mod 4,171,362
Borderless Windowed Vulkan

Borderless Windowed Vulkan

Pretty much cubes without boarders mod but working with vulkan mod - This also works without vulkan incase you just pref...

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ZConfig

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Mod 157,946

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