Frame presentation stutter in Minecraft with Sodium when using CPU render-ahead / frames-in-flight (RAL) on Intel Arc discrete GPUs
Content Type: Troubleshooting | Article ID: 000102993 | Last Reviewed: 07/02/2026
When Minecraft is configured with the Sodium optimization mod on systems with Intel Arc discrete GPUs, enabling Sodium’s CPU render-ahead / frames‑in‑flight limiting mechanism leads to visibly erratic frame presentation.
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