Ray tracing is yet to become to a reality in Java Edition. Players eager to experience ray tracing in Minecraft can try shaders with ray tracing like lighting and textures.

Minecraft has enjoyed shaders and other ray-tracing features for a while on its Java Edition, but those on the Bedrock Edition can now join in on the fun if you have an RTX GPU or higher and a ...

But there are few drawbacks to it: they require decent system specs to run smoothly without causing lag, and shaders can only be implemented on the Java Edition of Minecraft.

Before you start browsing and making your picks, here are the general prerequisites for installing Minecraft shaders you need to know: Right off, these currently only work with the Java Edition of ...

To install shaders in "Minecraft: Java Edition," you'll first need to download a free program called OptiFine.

These shaders were initially only for PC players, but soon their mobile variants were also introduced for Minecraft's Pocket Edition (PE). These days, players can install numerous RTX-like shaders ...

Look for a decent processor with good clock speed, at least 8GB of RAM, and an SSD for faster loading. While integrated ...

Minecraft: Java Edition is made better with mods, and we have everything you need to know to install and play with mods on Windows PCs.