RAY TRACING POTATO Shader für Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1

RAY TRACING POTATO

Beautiful Minecraft lighting without turning your PC into a baked potato.

RAY TRACING POTATO is a Minecraft shader pack created by oct2one, designed to enhance Minecraft's visual quality while maintaining good performance.

Whether you're exploring caves, building at sunset, walking through forests, or simply looking to improve Minecraft's appearance on modest hardware, RAY TRACING POTATO aims to provide a balanced combination of visual quality and performance.

FEATURES

• Enhanced lighting and atmosphere
• Improved water visuals
• Better skies and environmental lighting
• Improved shadows
• Enhanced emissive and glowing effects
• Atmospheric effects
• Improved colors and overall visual presentation
• Performance-focused design
• Designed with lower-end hardware in mind

Additional improvements, features, and optimizations are planned for future releases.

PERFORMANCE

RAY TRACING POTATO is designed with performance in mind. Actual performance will vary depending on your hardware and Minecraft configuration.

iGPU's (Estimated! Real fps may vary)

• UHD 620 30FPS
• Help me by sending your benchmarks

Dedicated GPU's (Estimated! Real fps may vary)

• RTX 4606 150+fps
• Help me by sending your benchmarks

Performance may be affected by:

• GPU
• CPU
• Minecraft version
• Render distance
• Shader settings
• Resolution
• Installed mods
• World complexity

For improved FPS, consider lowering render distance, shadow quality, or other demanding shader settings.

SCRENSHOTS

INSTALLATION

Iris Shaders

• Install Iris Shaders.
• Download RAY TRACING POTATO.
• Launch Minecraft.
• Navigate to:

Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs

• Open the shader pack folder.
• Place the downloaded RAY TRACING POTATO .zip file inside the folder.
• Return to Minecraft.
• Select RAY TRACING POTATO from the shader pack list.
• Apply the shader and start playing.

OptiFine

If your version of RAY TRACING POTATO supports OptiFine:

• Install OptiFine.
• Launch Minecraft using the OptiFine profile.
• Navigate to:

Options → Video Settings → Shaders

• Open the shader folder.
• Place the RAY TRACING POTATO .zip file inside.
• Return to Minecraft and select the shader pack.

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS

For lower-end systems:

Resolution: 720p–1080p\n Render-Distance: 6–12 chunks\n Simulation-Distance: 5–8 chunks

If performance is insufficient, consider reducing shadow quality and other demanding shader effects before lowering Minecraft's resolution.

CONTENT CREATORS

You are welcome to use RAY TRACING POTATO in:

• YouTube videos
• Livestreams
• Screenshots
• Reviews
• Shader comparisons
• Minecraft showcases

Monetization of videos and livestreams featuring the shader is permitted.

Credit is appreciated:

Shader: RAY TRACING POTATO by oct2one

Please direct viewers to the official Modrinth or CurseForge project page rather than redistributing the shader file yourself.

REDISTRIBUTION

RAY TRACING POTATO is distributed under an All Rights Reserved license.

You may not reupload, redistribute, sell, republish, or claim RAY TRACING POTATO as your own work.

Modified versions, forks, and inclusion in publicly distributed modpacks require prior permission from oct2one.

Please download RAY TRACING POTATO only from its official distribution pages.

Refer to the included LICENSE.txt for the complete license terms.

BUG REPORTS

If you encounter a graphical issue, compatibility problem, or significant performance issue, please include the following information when submitting a report:

• Minecraft version
• Iris or OptiFine version
• GPU
• Shader version
• Screenshot of the issue

Providing this information makes issues easier to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve.

UPDATES

RAY TRACING POTATO is actively being improved.

Future releases may include:

• Additional performance optimizations
• Lighting improvements
• Better reflections
• Improved water rendering
• Additional customization options
• Bug fixes
• Compatibility improvements

CREDITS

Shader: RAY TRACING POTATO Creator: oct2one Copyright: © 2026 oct2one License: All Rights Reserved

Minecraft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

RAY TRACING POTATO is an independent community project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft or Mojang Studios.

© 2026 oct2one. All Rights Reserved.