Lithium
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What both publish
| Fact | Lithium | Nvidium |
|---|---|---|
| License | Lithium is licensed under GNU LGPLv3. | The project is licensed under LGPL-3.0-only. |
| Mod loaders | The project’s GitHub page lists Fabric and NeoForge support; Modrinth also lists Quilt. | The listed platforms are Fabric and Quilt. |
| Purpose | Lithium is a free, open-source Minecraft mod that optimizes game systems to improve performance. | Nvidium is a replacement rendering backend for Sodium that uses NVIDIA OpenGL extensions to increase Minecraft frame rates. |
| Support | The project points users to GitHub issues for problems and its Discord community for installation help and technical support. | The project links users to GitHub to report issues and to a Discord server for community discussion. |
Lithium plans
- FreeFree
- LithiumFree
Nvidium plans
- NvidiumFree
Pick Lithium if…
Lithium suits Minecraft players and server administrators seeking performance optimizations without changes to game mechanics or visuals. It also fits users of Fabric or NeoForge who want stable optimizations enabled by default.
Pick Nvidium if…
Nvidium suits Minecraft: Java Edition players using Sodium, Fabric or Quilt, Linux, and a qualifying NVIDIA GPU. It is not intended for dedicated servers.