# Increase FPS & Performance on Java

## Determine if you are lagging:

First step to fixing lag is finding out what is causing the lag. On the Valatic Minecraft server, hit F3 and you should be able to view your FPS. Depending on your PC's hardware, your FPS and performance will vary. 60 FPS and above is a great lag-free amount of FPS. While, 30 or under can be considered laggy and under 20-10 FPS is considered basically unplayable.



Luckily if you find yourself with FPS lag, there are plenty of ways to resolve it and improve it. However if FPS is not why you are lagging it could either be your internet or it could be server-side lag. If you believe the server is lagging, please contact support.\
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To determine if it is your internet causing lag, you can take a [Speed Test](https://www.speedtest.net/) on google. In order to have the ultimate gaming experience on Valatic a download speed of 300MBPS is recommended, speeds lower than this fall into the danger "lag zone" especially for our competitive game modes. In addition to this a ping no higher than 50ms is fine however 20ms is ideal, the lower the better!

## How to improve FPS on Minecraft Java Edition?

First step into improving your FPS is installing Optifine. Optifine is used by millions of Minecraft players and is highly reputable for improving lag. By installing Optifine you can expect to see an improvement of FPS by double or more. [Learn how to install Optifine by clicking here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2hO4iK4Ly0).



But after you install Optifine if you still find yourself lagging, there are more steps you can take to improve your FPS using Optifine. [Learn how to improve your FPS with Optifine settings here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCR-J-krcV8).



While Optifine is one of the best methods to improve your FPS, you can also do a few more things such as:

* [Allocate more ram to Minecraft.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv_FZcB7i1E) By default Minecraft is allocated 2GB of ram, if you increase this amount you could see some performance improvements.
* To get more FPS, with Minecraft and any game for that matter would be to close any other applications or programs you are running in the background.
* Lastly, you can research more ways to improve your overall performance based off your operating system.
* [Improve your Windows PC performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKogc3ULBjc)
* [Improve your Mac OS performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymk3StmASFA)
