VulkanMod

VulkanMod is ranked #4 of 11 in minecraft performance mods on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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VulkanMod Free Minecraft mod · requires Fabric and a GPU with Vulkan 1.2 support github.com · 29 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Mod loader: fabric
Performance focus: rendering
Client/server scope: client
Minecraft versions: 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
Requires Sodium: No

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VulkanMod

Purpose: VulkanMod replaces Minecraft’s default OpenGL renderer with a Vulkan based voxel rendering engine intended to improve performance and add features.
Rendering performance: Listed features include reduced CPU and GPU overhead, terrain rendering optimizations, chunk building optimizations, and entity rendering optimizations.
Display features: The project lists native Wayland support on Linux and windowed fullscreen mode.
Install: The README instructs users to install Fabric and place the VulkanMod.jar file in .minecraft/mods.
Hardware requirement: The wiki says a GPU with at least Vulkan 1.2 support is required.
Shader support: The wiki says shader support is not yet available in VulkanMod and has no estimated release date; the README points users to Beryl for shaders.
Compatibility limit: The incompatible mods wiki says mods that use OpenGL calls are unsupported and guaranteed to be broken.
Known incompatibilities: The listed incompatible mods include Sodium, Iris Shaders, Create, and Distant Horizons.
Linux: The wiki says VulkanMod should work on Linux and provides a Linux installation guide covering Vulkan drivers and libraries.
Support: The README directs users to check the wiki before asking for support and to report new issues in the GitHub issue tracker.
Support details: For help, the wiki asks users to include their launcher, logs or crash reports, reproduction steps, and installed mods when visiting the issue tab.
License: The repository lists the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3.
Latest listed release: Release 0.6.0 reports a terrain rendering improvement when backface culling is enabled, an update checker, and fixes for alpha cutout sampling and a memory leak.
Intended users: The project is for Minecraft players seeking a Vulkan renderer and performance improvements, and installation uses Fabric.
Price from: Free

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github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod/wiki· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod/wiki/Incompatible· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod/wiki/Linux-instal· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/xCollateral/VulkanMod/releases· checked 29 Sept 2026