What if my PC (12gb ram allocated GT 1030 I5-4570) cannot handle minecraft without optifine i tried using jellyfish and it did not increase frames

It's jellysquid, and is it sodium/are you sure you've installed it properly? lithium and phosphor don't boost frames i think

also use java 15 and astronomiez ur wrong lithium and phosphor do otherwise why would you get it weirdchamp

I guess you could say it boosts frames but phosphor is mainly for loading chunks lithium is ping frames and responsiveness and sodium boosts frames but way more than lithium and phosphor

What if I can't get sodium to work

any reason for this?

no, I tried to use it and had no frame diff

if u use amd put the thing into gl render 4.3 iirc

what?

Optifine is banned in 1.16+, for other versions it is fine to use. - There are no exceptions to this rule. Ask @SpeedNintendo if you want more details

I know but I also can't get sodium to work...

I had no idea optifine was even banned in 1.16+ till just now. Which sucks a lot, since I just got a new PB I was gonna submit-

Rip, should have read the game rules

Here's a tip, frames don't actually matter. Most people have 60hz monitors meaning the max FPS your screen can even display is 60. Having the client or mod that gets you 300 fps is completely pointless because I've only met one person online ever who had a 340hz monitor. I cap my minecraft FPS to my monitor's refresh rate (which I believe is also known as vsync) that way I'm not putting more work on my PC. Plus, I don't think YouTube will display over 60 FPS, and if your PC is really that bad the run could be exported in 30 frames. Honestly just try capping your FPS, and using sodium. Or, you know, run pre 1.16 so you can use optifine.

If you can’t get sodium to work, too bad. Play 1.14.4.

I like 1.16.1 more my computer runs fine without either just wanted to know if someone could help me get sodium to work.

doggo15 i will link you a helpful youtube video on how to install it

@Saori my 1.16.1 sodium lags so much in spawn but the rest is pretty smooth but my vanilla spawn is actually better

Honestly though imagine buying a game that you can't run without an external mod.