Vulkan Optimization
ModpackA performance pack that helps your game run faster.
Mod grades
How grades workModpacks get no grade of their own, so we show the grades of its mods. Of its 27 graded mods, 27 are graded A or B, 0 C and none D to F. Its last update came out 4 weeks ago, for Minecraft 26.3. See the mods
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About
Vulkan Optimization is a lightweight performance-focused modpack that configures Minecraft to use the Vulkan graphics API, aiming to improve frame rates, smooth frame pacing, and reduce input delay, stutters, and slow chunk loading without changing the game’s core visuals. Its optimization stack includes Sodium alongside tools such as Lithium, ModernFix, FerriteCore, EntityCulling, and Concurrent Chunk Management Engine, targeting rendering, memory use, entity visibility, and chunk management. On newer setups, Sodium uses Minecraft’s native Vulkan graphics selection and the pack is preconfigured to launch with Vulkan; older configurations use VulkanMod instead. Iris shaders are incompatible while the native Vulkan option is active, so using them requires switching the graphics API to OpenGL. Performance gains depend on the GPU and drivers: the project describes particularly strong potential improvements on AMD and Intel systems, while NVIDIA users may see more modest gains in peak FPS but smoother frame pacing.
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Mods in this pack
The mods of its newest release (Minecraft 26.3 · Fabric, 27 Sep 2026). Each check result is for the latest files of that mod, which may not be the version in this pack.
Cloth Config APIMod · 569.3M downloadsAPassed
Mouse TweaksMod · 548.3M downloadsAPassed
Fabric APIMod · 527.1M downloadsAPassed
Entity CullingMod · 425.1M downloadsAPassed
SodiumMod · 412.7M downloadsAPassed
ImmediatelyFastMod · 329.5M downloadsAPassed
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)Mod · 266.4M downloadsAPassed
Mod MenuMod · 244.6M downloadsAPassed
LithiumMod · 242.4M downloadsAPassed
Fabric Language KotlinMod · 218.7M downloadsAPassed
Sodium ExtraMod · 181.1M downloadsAPassed
Reese's Sodium OptionsMod · 166.6M downloadsAPassed
Packet FixerMod · 145.3M downloadsAPassed
Fzzy ConfigMod · 139.4M downloadsAPassed
BadOptimizationsMod · 128.4M downloadsAPassed
Dynamic FPSMod · 126.3M downloadsAPassed
More CullingMod · 101.8M downloadsAPassed
Text Placeholder APIMod · 91.6M downloadsAPassed
Fast IP PingMod · 80.2M downloadsAPassed
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)Mod · 62.7M downloadsAPassed
ScalableLuxMod · 28.8M downloadsAPassed
Very Many Players (Fabric)Mod · 21.7M downloadsAPassed
Fast NoiseMod · 14.3M downloadsAPassed
ModernFix-mVUSMod · 14M downloadsAPassed
Better Block EntitiesMod · 13.5M downloadsAPassedChanges since the previous release
Compared with the release of 18 Sep 2026 for the same platform, Minecraft version and loader. We do not compare the versions of the mods yet.
- Added
- Entity Culling
- Share graded A or B
- unchanged
Details
- Creator
- Fring
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 106K
- Created
- 29 Mar 2026
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki
Security
No harmful code found in its mods
We checked all 27 mods and the files in the pack itself, without running them.
Why we show this: a modpack installs the files of its mods, and each mod runs on your computer like any program. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: a modpack has no grade of its own, and each mod's result counts in that mod's grade.
How we checked
- Its projects27 mods
- Files in the pack itself31 settings files, no mod jars.
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
Privacy
2 mods send something about you
We read the code of all 27 of its mods, without running it.
Why we show this: a modpack runs the code of its mods, and a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Go online onlyTheir code contacts a web address, for example to check for updates. We found nothing it sends about you.1 mod
- Send nothingTheir code contacts no web address.24 mods
AI
AI used in 1 of the 27 mods we checked
We found an AI tool in it, or its author declared AI content.
No sign so far that AI was used to make the pack itself
We looked for AI tools in its texts and found none.
We have not read its files, images and code history yet.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found20 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Not read yet
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Not read yet
Compatibility
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