Minecraft framerate is lower in Ubuntu. Why?
Recently, I moved over to Ubuntu for various performance reasons, but I've seen a major drop in my Minecraft framerate. Usually I get 100-250 in Windows, but Ubuntu is struggling to keep me at 60.
I have my graphics card drivers (Optimus) installed properly, and Optifine is working with the same settings as it was in Windows.
Are there any solutions to restore my old Windows framerate?
Best Answer
On Ubuntu, Bumblebee is installed by default. It allows you to choose between your integrated Intel chipset, or your Nvidia graphic card, in order to save energy. By default, everything runs on the chipset.
To launch Minecraft (or any software) using the Nvidia card, you have to use the command primusrun minecraft. You can also modify the Desktop Entry, which should be a file named "Minecraft.Desktop" in /usr/share/applications, so that when you click on the Minecraft icon in your launcher it automatically uses primusrun.
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