[MCPE-242111] PS5 Stuttering to 57 when moving camera

Minecraft Bedrock on PS5 randomly drops from 60 FPS to around 57 FPS when moving around the camera. It does not appear to happen while completely stationary. Its random but at least every min roughly. Its noticable stutter.

This happens in multiple worlds.

Vibrant Visuals ON or OFF makes no difference.

Render distance as low as 8 chunks does not prevent it.

Reinstalling Minecraft did not fix it.

The same behavior occurs in Preview but the Preview FPS counter does not always visibly show the drop. Testing with an addon that shows FPS on a block does show the drop to 57 however.

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Automation for Jira 2026-08-26T20:53:35Z

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Nathan Lewis 2026-08-26T20:54:28Z

Again, it happens on other worlds aswell as the preview.

Nathan Lewis 2026-08-27T00:14:48Z

Here js a video showing the drop

Nathan Lewis 2026-08-27T00:21:02Z

Nathan Lewis 2026-08-27T00:21:40Z

It happend on brand new worlds aswell

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exhila 2026-09-16T11:18:43Z

Present on Xbox Series X as well.

dragonHzx95 2026-09-30T12:12:37Z

Stop blaming hardware. The issue is the core camera pipeline stuttering during basic interactions (near blocks/placing). Affected platforms include PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Mobile. Please investigate the shader pre-compilation that is causing this CPU bottleneck.

Nathan Lewis 2026-10-01T04:07:15Z

dragonHzx95 that makes sense. Do you know anyway to stop or reduce the stuttering? Maybe simple graphics?

dragonHzx95 2026-10-01T05:23:27Z

Yes, you can absolutely test with simple graphics to verify this. I only have Android devices to test on, so I can't speak for PS5 directly. But I think this test is necessary across all platforms.

On my Android device, I already tested with 2 chunks render distance and all effects disabled (shadows/clouds/fog/reflections). The stutter still happens.

Please do try it on your PS5: lower the graphics to the absolute minimum and move the camera near blocks. If it still stutters, it will perfectly prove my point — the issue is NOT hardware load, but a core RenderDragon bug. The engine is failing to pre-compile shaders at runtime, causing CPU bottlenecks even when the GPU is idling. Please share your test results with us.

dragonHzx95 2026-10-01T05:27:23Z

It literally drops to single-digit FPS and I haven't even complained about that yet.

Nathan Lewis 2026-10-01T07:04:00Z

dragonHzx95 I tested it with a low render distance and on simple graphics with fancy leaves off, I still stuttered

dragonHzx95 2026-10-01T08:47:53Z

This is also exactly why it keeps stuttering on PS5 even with low graphics — it's a CPU render-pipeline issue, not a GPU load issue. Your observation about camera movement is spot on.”

dragonHzx95 2026-10-01T08:55:07Z

But when the stutter happens, please make sure to keep it at the normal x1 speed so QA can see the real frame time. Or, you can just slow it down briefly to highlight the freeze, then put it back to x1.

Don't worry about not having CPU/GPU usage stats on PS5 — the developers have internal tools to check that. Your video of the stutter at low graphics is already the perfect evidence. Thanks again for your help!

Nathan Lewis 2026-10-01T21:27:11Z

dragonHzx95 2026-10-12T01:21:48Z

MCPE-243118

Thanks for the video, Nathan. If you have time, could you please test this specific route to trigger the Vibrant Visuals rendering stutter?

Seed: -6778246788154565662

Route: Start (X: 0, Y: 107, Z: 0) -> Midpoint (X: 396, Y: 72, Z: 101, crossing the river) -> End (X: 818, Y: 63, Z: 188, the village).

Please test on the affected non-PC platforms (consoles and mobile devices). Enable Vibrant Visuals, and set the maximum framerate to the highest available option. Let us know if you experience the same stutters on this specific VV test route. Thanks again!

dragonHzx95 2026-10-12T01:29:53Z

Template name / World seed: -6778246788154565662
Description: The player spawns on a large wooded badlands plateau near a small river fjord. The entrance to dripstone caves is clearly visible from the river, connecting to both lush caves and a deep dark with an ancient city. A jungle with stony peaks is nearby on the surface.