Minecraft: Allocate more RAM - these options are available

The amount of RAM Minecraft can use is crucial for the game's performance. If this is too slow on your computer, it may help to allocate more RAM to Minecraft. You can read about the methods for doing this and how to change them to increase the amount of RAM you use here.

Using the Minecraft launcher to allocate more RAM

If you are an avid Minecraft player, performance is important to play without glitches. If you encounter problems more often while using Minecraft, it may be because Minecraft cannot use enough RAM. Therefore, assign more RAM to Minecraft.

1. If you have installed the Minecraft Launcher, you can use it to give Minecraft more memory.
2. To do this, first start the Launcher and go to the "Profile Editor" tab.
3. Then click on your profile and select "Edit Profile".
4. Set a check mark next to the entry "JVM Arguments", add the command "-Xmx[RAM to be assigned]" in the adjacent text field and replace the placeholder "RAM to be assigned" with the new size of the RAM.

Allocate more RAM to Minecraft: How to use the system settings

Alternatively, the allocation of more RAM for users of Windows 10 is also possible via the advanced system settings. To do this, navigate to "System and Security" > "System" in the Control Panel and select the "Advanced System Settings" option. Then click on the button "Environment variables" and create a new variable with the name and value "_JAVA_OPTIONS". Repeat these steps also in the "System Variables" area and save all changes made by clicking "OK" and "Apply".