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A performance-focused Minecraft shader with improved lighting, atmospheric fog, bloom, water visuals and shadows, designed with lower-end hardware in mind.
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RAY TRACING POTATO is a shader pack made by oct2one. A performance-focused Minecraft shader with improved lighting, atmospheric fog, bloom, water visuals and shadows, designed with lower-end hardware in mind.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 4,748 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 16, 2026.
RAY TRACING POTATO has had 6 releases on Modrinth since Sep 18, 2026. 6 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 2.2.1, released on Oct 16, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16.5 – 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 3.1 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.1 | Oct 16, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
2.2.0 | Oct 5, 2026 | 26.3 | Beta |
2.1.0 | Sep 27, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
2.0 | Sep 24, 2026 | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Release |
1.0.2 | Sep 22, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.2 | Release |
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.
Additional improvements, features, and optimizations are planned for future releases.
RAY TRACING POTATO is designed with performance in mind. Actual performance will vary depending on your hardware and Minecraft configuration.
Performance may be affected by:
For improved FPS, consider lowering render distance, shadow quality, or other demanding shader settings.
Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs
If your version of RAY TRACING POTATO supports OptiFine:
Options → Video Settings → Shaders
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.
You are welcome to use RAY TRACING POTATO in:
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.
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.
If you encounter a graphical issue, compatibility problem, or significant performance issue, please include the following information when submitting a report:
Providing this information makes issues easier to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve.
RAY TRACING POTATO is actively being improved.
Future releases may include:
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.
Written by oct2one. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick RAY TRACING POTATO in the list and click Done.
Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft shaders
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY TRACING POTATOthe one you looked at | 4,748 | 1.16 – 26.x | 26 days ago | Free |
| XON Shaderziz0din | 376 | 1.21 – 26.x | 6 days ago | Free |
 Phero VisualsDark_PixelForge | 8,812 | 1.16 – 26.x | 4 days ago | Free |
 performance shaderspider_chunks | 3,208 | 1.21 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2026 | Free |
Yes. RAY TRACING POTATO supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.
Yes. RAY TRACING POTATO is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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