Eli5: Why can my laptop play realistic games like Hitman 3 smoothly, but lags like hell with Minecraft shaders?

Question

I use a lenovo legion 5

In: Technology

Answer 1

Minecraft’s engine is more cobbled (lol pun) together than Bethesda’s Skyrim/Fallout engine. It’s less “functional” and more “held together with duct tape and chewing gum”.