[MCPE-230090] Camera movement with mouse appears jittery even while framerate is smooth

I first noticed this issue when the Preview got the GDK update and its now apart of the base game as it also just got that same update. The camera appears to “jitter” or lag as if the framerate was lower, however the framerate remains high as normal and not moving the camera at all shows that. This only happens when using the mouse for camera movement, this bug was not present in previous versions and it doesn't appear to be tied to any specific graphics mode either. Will provide additional info if needed.

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MCPE-230544 Jittery gameplay, no longer smooth, when moving Resolved

MCPE-230674 Poor frame pacing and micro-stuttering at high FPS/Hz after recent game update, despite high framerate. Resolved

MCPE-230816 Minor stutter during gameplay Resolved

MCPE-231616 Jittery camera Resolved

MCPE-231740 Camera jumps and stutters on mouse movement after recent Bedrock update Resolved

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キ 2025-10-28T18:49:38Z

I was able to reproduce the behavior on Windows 11. It appears to be related to chunk loading and the camera angle. Below are two methods that consistently reproduce the behavior—there may be others, but these are the only ones I’ve found so far to reliably trigger it.

Steps to Reproduce:

Method 1:

Enable Improved Input Response in Settings > Video.
Open a world.
While chunks are loading, move the camera around with the mouse, similar to the motion shown in the attached video.

Method 2:

Ensure Minecraft is closed.
Open the options.txt file located at
AppData\Roaming\Minecraft Bedrock Preview\Users\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe.
Set gfx_vsync from 1 to 0 to disable V-Sync.
Launch Minecraft.
In Settings > Video, expand Fancy Graphics Options and set Framerate Limit to 60 FPS.
Open a world.
While chunks are loading, move the camera around with the mouse in the same manner as before.

Observed Results:
Even though the frame rate consistently remains at 60 FPS, the camera movement frequently appears jittery. While the issue is less noticeable in the attached video due to compression, it is very apparent in-game.

Expected Results:
Camera movement should remain smooth at all times unless the frame rate drops.

Eldar 2025-11-03T08:00:26Z

Confirming the issue on a high-refresh-rate system with detailed specs.

System Configuration:

CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F (2.50 GHz)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX(TM) 4060 (Driver 561.57)
Monitor: 180Hz, 1920x1080
OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, Version 24H2

Specific Symptoms:
The jittery camera movement is especially severe and pronounced at high refresh rates (180Hz, 165Hz). At 60Hz, the problem is less noticeable, but the game feels unplayable due to low smoothness. The issue is 100% reproducible and feels like a severe frame pacing problem, not an FPS drop (the FPS counter remains locked at the monitor's refresh rate).

Extensive Troubleshooting Done:
I have exhaustively tested the following in the NVIDIA Control Panel, all with no success:

G-Sync (On/Off)
V-Sync (On/Off)
Low Latency Mode (On/Ultra)
Various Frame Rate Limiters (in-game, driver-level, NVIDIA Profile Inspector)
All Anti-Aliasing settings (In-game TAAO/Bilinear, Driver FXAA, MSAA)
Power Management Mode (Prefer Maximum Performance)
Resetting Shader Cache

The problem appeared immediately after the 1.21.120 update. This confirms the issue is with the game's rendering pipeline and not user settings or hardware.

My original report was [MCPE-230674] and was marked as a duplicate of this one.

Patrick Kren 2025-11-14T22:16:34Z

I would like to add additional information, because I am experiencing a similar issue, but in a much more extreme form. My camera movement is not only jittery – it jumps in large steps (around 50–150 pixels) even though the framerate is perfectly stable and high.

I have spent several days testing every possible factor on my side, and the issue appears to be related to how Bedrock handles mouse input after recent updates. My system did not change at all between the game working normally and the issue appearing.

Simplified reproduction (my case):

Launch Minecraft Bedrock on Windows 11
Move the mouse slowly or normally
The camera jumps in large increments, even at very low DPI (200) and low polling rates (125 Hz)
FPS remain completely stable (no drops or stutter)
The issue persists even when nothing is loading, even after sitting still in a loaded world

Test conditions where the issue still occurs:
DPI tested: 8200, 3200, 1600, 800, 400, 200
Polling rates: 1000 Hz, 500 Hz, 250 Hz, 125 Hz
Very slow physical movement (1–2 cm)
All external devices disconnected

Fresh Minecraft Bedrock installati
Fresh Minecraft Preview installation
All other games, including Java Edition, have completely smooth mouse input
Windows detects the mouse as a standard HID mouse

The game always maintains stable high framerate, so this is not a rendering or FPS issue.
The problem began immediately after updating Bedrock and has never occurred before.

Based on the tests, it seems that Bedrock is no longer processing relative mouse movement correctly on some systems, causing severe quantization of camera input. This may explain why different users see different levels of severity.

I am adding this here so the team can see that the issue is broader than jitter and can manifest as extreme camera jumping, even with perfect framerate and system performance.

My original report was marked as a duplicate, and moderator OzelotOnesie redirected me here. I am adding my information because I am experiencing a different mouse-input issue, but I tested my monitor refresh rate to verify whether my case might be related to the refresh-rate behavior described by other users.

I would also like to add that in my case, changing the monitor refresh rate has no effect at all. I tested every available mode on my display (60 Hz, 120 Hz, 144 Hz, 165 Hz, 200 Hz and 240 Hz), and the camera movement issue I am experiencing remains exactly the same at all refresh rates. This confirms that my problem is not connected to refresh rate, frame pacing, or timing issues.

My symptoms are completely independent of the display refresh rate. The game runs smoothly with stable FPS, but the camera still jumps in large increments during mouse movement. This suggests that in my situation the issue is related to how the game processes mouse input itself after recent updates, not to rendering or refresh-rate behavior.

rat 2025-11-16T21:20:58Z

Unplayable, non-smooth mouse movement motion. Unplayable and laggy at high refresh rates.

Specs

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D

GPU: RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

RAM: 32GB DDR5

Monitor: 240Hz. 2560 x 1440

I can get 800 FPS while moving intensely in a flat world and 300–600 FPS on servers depending on the load at spawn. V-Sync is off (also tested on), and my refresh rate is locked to 240Hz with dynamic refresh rate disabled. Ever since the GDK switch, the game feels significantly less smooth even though FPS is the same. Mouse movement feels stuttery, and the faster I move my mouse, the worse it gets. It’s honestly unplayable.

I tested low latency, ultra, smooth gameplay, anti-aliasing options, and multiple polling rates for my mouse. None made any difference. All drivers and Windows updates are fully up to date.

I have tested fully uninstalling and reinstalling the game.

I have tried putting a frame rate limit.

I have tried using optimized settings and reverted settings and messed with all of those settings in the Nvidia app, but nothing seems to change the weird anti smooth motion.

Even on a flat world with optimized settings its still an odd, unplayable motion.

I have tried using different mouses and changing the polling rates on each one, still nothing.

With the same settings on java it is smooth, on bedrock it’s unplayable. I have tried messing with enhanced pointer precision as well, but still nothing.

rat 2025-11-16T21:29:24Z

I also have input response off

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rat 2025-11-16T21:39:03Z

This still applies to the newest Minecraft version, 1.21.123.

ItsEB800 2025-11-18T12:04:53Z

Yeah i have the same issue

ItsEB800 2025-11-19T11:25:19Z

Its the same for the latest preview

rat 2025-11-21T18:09:17Z

Downgrading to Minecraft 1.21.114 fixes this issue but also mouse movement feels odd it another way as in the movement isnt choppy or not smooth, like the newest update but its late and feels like there is a bad connect through my cable even though there isn't, it feels like input lag but also feels like my mouse cord is disconnecting and re connecting like when i move sudden movements like hitting someone and re aiming to hit them again, it feels like my mouse disconnected in between aiming to hit them again( a sudden movement but not a huge camera change just a fast camera change)

Knive knive 2025-11-21T22:16:17Z

still appears in 1.21.124

IImoxi 2025-11-22T13:57:38Z

Unplayable. The stutter is the worst at 90fps@90hz (vsync or not) and none at 125fps/hz. I have a 500hz monitor and the game feels as if im playing capped at 125fps. This issue is the also present for my brother’s pc.

1.21.114 is the last version without this issue.. servers eventually will drop support for these versions and this is my last hope.

rat 2025-11-22T17:09:27Z

I have been testing many settings in the Nvidia app and the AMD software app and when i move my camera around it seems a little better, BUT in combat in servers its impossible to fight someone as it is very unsmooth and jittery. On higher refresh rates this seems to be very noticeable, it’s incredibly jittery and its very difficult to aim and hit other players with this lag. I am getting this lag with very high fps and have tried V-sync on/off and set framerate caps, but none is this works - probably because it’s an issue with you’re new rendering method Mojang… issue is still persistent.

rat 2025-11-22T20:57:36Z

Anyone who is having this issue, I would encourage you to check Nvidia Control Panel and going to the refresh rate located there. Because I have my refresh rate in my settings set at 240 hertz. But it seems like there was an automatic change and the refresh rate in Nvidia Control Panel was set to 144 Hertz, even though It should stay at 240 Hertz(because it was always like that), like it was for me. Seems like there could have been an automatic change. But I would assume when I downgrade (which fixed it) it wouldn’t automatically change that specific settings in Nvidia control panel; so it seems like there is still an issue with the new updates as there is still a capped fps feel, even though there is no fps cap on.

rat 2025-11-23T03:18:23Z

It is still laggy and very annoying. Even with high fps and nothing much running in the background.

rzuken 2025-11-23T12:11:35Z

I also have this and I thought the game was just running at a lower refresh rate, but when I connected my controller, the game looked buttery smooth, unlike when I use a mouse.

D4vidG4merLP 2025-11-23T12:16:10Z

I had exactly the same issue in other games, and i found the cause of it being the polling rate of my mouse being set to 125hz which was feeling incredibly stuttery

rat 2025-11-23T18:31:32Z

This issue is not existent for java with the same polling rate and settings or any other game. I have no frame limit, on 240hz, no vsync, and the mouse camera movement is unsmooth and laggy. It feels like i am lagging constantly even when I should not be. Tested using different mice and usb ports still nothing.

rat 2025-11-23T18:51:09Z

Also when I say It feels like I am constantly lagging I mean my game isn’t lagging it’s the laggy camera movement using my mice

IImoxi 2025-11-23T19:00:12Z

I'm definately sure the way minecraft on GDK captures the mouse is capped at 125hz.

rat 2025-11-23T19:20:03Z

Mods, if any of you see this can you confirm if you made any changes regarding this issue on the latest preview 1.21.130.28. it seems better but still strange probably because its a preview though.

rat 2025-11-23T19:25:45Z

It affects servers the most for me. worlds aren't bad. servers is where its noticeable. (even with the same fps)

rat 2025-11-23T22:25:09Z

Therefore it easily might not be a constant hertz cap for polling rate because if it was a polling rate cap it would be just as bad for single player worlds, even at identical FPS. It seems context dependent but it can easily be different of people. I am aware others have many different issues with the mouse camera movement, the gdk “lag” issue has changed many times for me. For me it felt more “liquidy” frames and now it feels like some sort of fps mouse stutter or hertz cap it really does feel like a random cap instead of a constant cap of fps or polling. It feels like a rendering code problem instead of any cap because of it’s unpredictable behavior and it feels like a polling rate cap at 125 hz. Even though its context dependent which shows it shouldn't be a cap. Some players clicks don't even register on MCBE but other games is fine. So for some it seems like a polling rate cap. Very odd mouse glitch. Feels like a context-dependent one for me at least. Like a broken code or rendering software issue. Sometimes the mouse works normally at high polling rates and sometimes it doesn't. But that's for me. It feels like the engine is occasionally misprocessing mouse input, causing intermittent stuttering, sudden jumps, or uneven frame-to-frame motion. But it 100% still feels like a mouse input problem caused from the new GDK stuff. The engine handles mouse input terribly either way.

rat 2025-11-24T02:18:02Z

ngl in servers setting it to 125hz polling rate actually seems to make it 125 hz

rat 2025-11-24T02:20:56Z

or it al least makes the glitch less noticeable

rat 2025-11-24T02:25:10Z

It seems like it depends on load. So if you are at 125 hz you wont notice it with low load but when the load is high it even gets laggy on 125 hz even though it shouldn't be laggy for me even at 500hz its still technically a glitch. Because its excessive load and strain no matter how good your pc is. seems like a glitch.

Knive knive 2025-11-24T16:15:35Z

It is the most noticeable when moving around a tree while aiming on it. It almost feels like i have motion blur on because it is so jittery. When i play with controller that jitter doesn’t seem to happen

rat 2025-11-24T19:59:10Z

Yeah this only affects the mouse. From my pov: It seems to be an annoying mouse input gdk problem that seems to be a dynamic hertz issue maybe based on load. But, it shouldn’t get laggier based on load because if your hertz is 240 on your monitor and you remain at a high lets say 600 fps at least consistently the polling rate or hertz shouldn’t go lower. But somehow the quality of this game is bad so you notice a polling rate/refresh rate that is terrible. This seems to mostly affects high end systems. So it’s definitely Mojang's issue not ours. Dynamic Hertz is off and vsync is off for me and it seems like its off for everyone in this thread. For me, servers is noticeable, and worlds are not really noticeable. But it’s naturally going to be different for everyone because not everyone has the same hardware. Very annoying code issue.

rat 2025-11-24T20:03:41Z

Never mind it’s actually very noticeable when the polling rate is above 125hz. The 125 hertz on worlds is better than servers. It feels like a dynamic polling rate cap

rat 2025-11-25T07:56:25Z

The mouse jitter isn’t a traditional FPS or polling rate issue. The game maintains stable framerate, but the camera movement is consistently unsmooth. Its severity is context-dependent: in some areas or during chunk/entity loads (like server spawns), it becomes much worse, while in other areas it may feel smoother. The behavior is unpredictable and dynamic — the engine consistently misprocesses relative mouse input, but the severity varies depending on context. This explains why FPS counters are stable, yet camera movement feels stuttery or jumpy. It’s a persistent issue tied to the GDK rendering/input pipeline rather than hardware, V-Sync, or mouse polling. Mojang. Please. Fix. This. Issue. It. Is. Unplayable.

Alfrednalxr2 2025-11-28T13:29:42Z

Although I get 240 fps and 240 Hz, but the game is laggy and not smooth, for example, it seems to be 120 Hz. I hope it will be fixed in the next versions. thank you

rat 2025-11-28T18:45:13Z

@Alfrednalxr2 Yep. I also am at 240 Hz and my fps is high and stable. But the camera movement when moving the mouse is laggy and not smooth still. Even trying different polling rates. I can’t play unless they fix this. It’s unplayable. It ruins the game. It’s impossible to actually play like before. 19 votes on a bug report and still nothing… this thing gets at least a vote a day. Still no fix.

rat 2025-11-28T18:46:08Z

And nobody can really find this unless it’s a dupe report.

tahere.monfared555 2025-11-30T20:50:20Z

hi i have his problem to the screen rotation isn't smooth (even though I have 120 fps and 120 hz, this rotation isn't visible at all and it's laggy) and I can't turn off vsinc.

Knive knive 2025-12-03T22:12:37Z

still the same in preview 1.26.0.24

ItsEB800 2025-12-04T14:27:02Z

When i connect my controller to my pc, i don’t have it. It’s just with mouse and keyboard