# MCRcortex/nvidium

Fast minecraft rendering backend for sodium (nvidia only)

Repository: https://github.com/MCRcortex/nvidium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvidium
Language: Java
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-29T15:31:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 88
- inputs: {"age_days": 1239, "days_push": 4, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1013, forks 206 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:55.536934+00:00)

## What it is
Nvidium is an alternate rendering backend for the Sodium Minecraft mod that leverages NVIDIA-specific GPU features (Turing architecture and newer) to render large amounts of terrain geometry at high framerates. It is a Fabric mod distributed via Modrinth, requiring Sodium and an NVIDIA GTX 1600-series or newer GPU.

## Use cases
- boost minecraft fps with an nvidia gpu
- render huge minecraft worlds smoothly
- speed up sodium terrain rendering
- get better framerates in heavily modded minecraft
- use mesh shaders for minecraft rendering

## When to choose
- you play modded Minecraft with Sodium on an NVIDIA Turing-or-newer GPU
- you need high framerates with large render distances
- you want a drop-in rendering backend for Sodium

## When to avoid
- you have an AMD or Intel GPU, or an NVIDIA card older than GTX 16-series
- you don't use Sodium
- you need broad compatibility with other rendering mods

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, game-engine
- domain: gaming-tools, graphics, performance
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: minecraft-mod, sodium, rendering-backend, nvidia, fabric, minecraft, gpu

## Member repositories
- MCRcortex/nvidium (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:55.536934+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:43.164532+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MCRcortex/nvidium (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:55.536934+00:00, sha 7594a446488e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.