Low FPS with 2070 Super [Modded]

[Soot]

I'm having some issues with my game, I'm running 20-30 FPS with a 300 mod list, I have Relatively intense ENB and a reshade ( FN reshade vicatous Reshade) I'm running multiple high texture mods for environments etc, I've heard of people with much more mod intensive setups running this game with worse specs and getting more FPS, good example being the ENB and reshade who I found this from has almost they exact same mods as me with lesser computer equipment and still comes out with 70 fps

What am I doing wrong?
I7 4470k OC
2070 Super 8gb Vram OC
16gb Of ddr4 ram
1440p Screen Resolution

[Uncle64]

You may have wrong settings somewhere whit that card you should have stable 60

[mikk011]

Check both Windows and Nvidia power settings to make sure you are set for maximum performance and not some econo-mode.

edit: and while I don't imagine you are making this mistake, doublecheck that you are actually using your card and not integrated graphics.

[Incariuz]

Are you using full 4k texture overhauls? If so, combined with foliage, grass mods, and enb, it could be that you're short on VRAM. Best thing to do would be to run MSI Afterburner to monitor usage. If VRAM is capping out constant, you may want to reduce some exterior textures to 2k. However if it's not staying maxed, then there is another issue.

[Uncle64]

I run my 2070 whit ENB, grass, Dyndolod, 4-8K textures and stable 60 fps
He may have wrong settings somewhere

[SpeedFreak1972]

2 possible things: OP game modded to the extreme or more likely the game runs on the igpu or some wrong setting which throttles the fps. Oh and make sure if you run the settings thru nvidia experience it doesn't boost the video quality and then down scales it again for instance in my case it wants to boost it to 3620*2036 DSR .... my pc doesn't like that one bit

[Soot]

Originally posted by Incariuz:

Are you using full 4k texture overhauls? If so, combined with foliage, grass mods, and enb, it could be that you're short on VRAM. Best thing to do would be to run MSI Afterburner to monitor usage. If VRAM is capping out constant, you may want to reduce some exterior textures to 2k. However if it's not staying maxed, then there is another issue.

Yeah, I'm using multiple 4k textures with 2 Grass mods and multiple other flora mods, If you take a look at my profile I've posted pictures of what my game is currently looking like if that helps at all, @speedfreak1972 I'm running at my native resolution (1440p) not 2k I've made sure of that I doubt the game is running on my igpu but how do I go about checking that just incase? @mikk011 I've had a look and I'm running over clocked not on a econo-mode

[Tiberius]

I'm using 2070s on my gaming pc. It just cant handle full 4k texture, especially if you use dense grass mods like folkvangr. I suggest you to swap your texture mods with 2k texture instead.

More importantly, try to avoid 4k-16k skin texture. I found it's one of the most taxing retex mod

If you use lodgen to make hi-res lod, dont set the quality more than 512. Also try using optimized texture mod as the basis of your mods to free some vram without losing image quality

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38775

There are other optimized vanilla texture mods that will free even more vram for your pc

[Incariuz]

Originally posted by Uncle64:

I run my 2070 whit ENB, grass, Dyndolod, 4-8K textures and stable 60 fps
He may have wrong settings somewhere

The experience will vary from mod to mod, I doubt what you're using is full 4-8k. I'd wager there are compromises for smaller objects being 2k, along with reduced normals, speculars and cubemaps. Thing is we don't know the specific overhauls being used by the OP, they may have been created by a user running a card with 24GB VRAM who went ahead and made every single thing 4k, and that would just destroy VRAM usage for others.

It may not be the problem, but it is a possibility.

Originally posted by Soot:

Originally posted by Incariuz:

Are you using full 4k texture overhauls? If so, combined with foliage, grass mods, and enb, it could be that you're short on VRAM. Best thing to do would be to run MSI Afterburner to monitor usage. If VRAM is capping out constant, you may want to reduce some exterior textures to 2k. However if it's not staying maxed, then there is another issue.

Yeah, I'm using multiple 4k textures with 2 Grass mods and multiple other flora mods, If you take a look at my profile I've posted pictures of what my game is currently looking like if that helps at all, @speedfreak1972 I'm running at my native resolution (1440p) not 2k I've made sure of that I doubt the game is running on my igpu but how do I go about checking that just incase? @mikk011 I've had a look and I'm running over clocked not on a econo-mode

If you can list the graphics overhaul mods you're using, it could possibly help get some better answers.

As for checking if you're using igpu, based on your specs, I assume you're not on a laptop, which means you have your HDMI/Display/DVI connected directly to a port on your GPU and not the Motherboard, in which case igpu would not be used. In fact, you'd get a black screen if it tried using it since there would be no display attached to mobo.

That said, your native resolution is 2k. 1440p is 2k, 2160p is 4k. The k scheme is multiplicative of pixel density based previous standard resolutions.

[Soot]

Originally posted by Incariuz:

Originally posted by Uncle64:

I run my 2070 whit ENB, grass, Dyndolod, 4-8K textures and stable 60 fps
He may have wrong settings somewhere

The experience will vary from mod to mod, I doubt what you're using is full 4-8k. I'd wager there are compromises for smaller objects being 2k, along with reduced normals, speculars and cubemaps. Thing is we don't know the specific overhauls being used by the OP, they may have been created by a user running a card with 24GB VRAM who went ahead and made every single thing 4k, and that would just destroy VRAM usage for others.

It may not be the problem, but it is a possibility.

Originally posted by Soot:

Yeah, I'm using multiple 4k textures with 2 Grass mods and multiple other flora mods, If you take a look at my profile I've posted pictures of what my game is currently looking like if that helps at all, @speedfreak1972 I'm running at my native resolution (1440p) not 2k I've made sure of that I doubt the game is running on my igpu but how do I go about checking that just incase? @mikk011 I've had a look and I'm running over clocked not on a econo-mode

If you can list the graphics overhaul mods you're using, it could possibly help get some better answers.

As for checking if you're using igpu, based on your specs, I assume you're not on a laptop, which means you have your HDMI/Display/DVI connected directly to a port on your GPU and not the Motherboard, in which case igpu would not be used. In fact, you'd get a black screen if it tried using it since there would be no display attached to mobo.

That said, your native resolution is 2k. 1440p is 2k, 2160p is 4k. The k scheme is multiplicative of pixel density based previous standard resolutions.

Oh right, I'll list as many Graphic Overhauls as I can find in my Mo2 list

Water For ENB
Waters For ENB 2
Embers XD
Skyrim 3D Rocks
Skyrim Flora Overhaul
ENB light
Septrentrional Landscapes 8k SE
Northern Shores 8k
Enhanced lights and FX
High Poly Project
EDT
SMIM
Parralax 2020
Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows
NLA SSE K747 Weather Plugin
Tamrielic Grass
NAT Stand Alone
HD LODS Textures SE 1k
Skyrim 3d Trees and Plants
Skyrim 3d Landscapes
Tamriel Retextured
JK's Skyrim All in one
Enhanced Textures Detail
FN ENB
Reshade
Vivacious Reshade Preset

And Multiple Random Flower and tree mods, The ones I listed are the main mods that define my game though I'm also running HDP CBPC physics with multiple Skin and hair mods for NPC's and my self, also armor mods with armors up to 4k I believe? ( Not too sure)

[Soot]

Originally posted by Tiberius:

I'm using 2070s on my gaming pc. It just cant handle full 4k texture, especially if you use dense grass mods like folkvangr. I suggest you to swap your texture mods with 2k texture instead.

More importantly, try to avoid 4k-16k skin texture. I found it's one of the most taxing retex mod

If you use lodgen to make hi-res lod, dont set the quality more than 512. Also try using optimized texture mod as the basis of your mods to free some vram without losing image quality

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38775

There are other optimized vanilla texture mods that will free even more vram for your pc

Alright, Thankyou I'll take a look at revamping my list, I use high scaled skins and Folkivar along with tamriellic.

[Uncle64]

This may have some to do whit it, that is one huge mod
Parralax 2020

[Vlad 254]

I'm running a 2070 but with an i7-8700

others have given you good advice including what Uncle said Parralax 2020 and maybe having it together with JK's and you running 1440p along with everything else I see in your list.

But that's not your full list and actually it would be nice to see your full Loot sorted Load order.

I run alot of 4K and some 8K but I study what the mod covers and how large the items are they cover. Sometimes for example 4K w/ 2k normals is more than fine. Sometimes 2K will look as good as you can get so why bother your system with more.

Outdoor textures are the killers. In other words indoors can usually take 4K without a noticeable hit. You get the idea. Your grass setting in your .ini file are important.

Is that an ENB and a reshade I see there?

[LostBoyLazarus]

Pitching in to agree.

i7-10700k,
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G,
Acer Predator X34P 34" WQHD Curved @ 120Hz,
3440x1440 in-game resolution,
60FPS locked in-game.

I'm running mostly 4k textures (some higher, a few lower), using a grass mod and ENB. Everything is fine until I start to use multiple parallax and my fps starts dropping. I'd agree and say it could well be that is your culprit.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by LostBoyLazarus:

Pitching in to agree.

i7-10700k,
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G,
Acer Predator X34P 34" WQHD Curved @ 120Hz,
3440x1440 in-game resolution,
60FPS locked in-game.

I'm running mostly 4k textures (some higher, a few lower), using a grass mod and ENB. Everything is fine until I start to use multiple parallax and my fps starts dropping. I'd agree and say it could well be that is your culprit.

Yep, even with a rig like this.

Nice setup Laz

[LostBoyLazarus]

Thanks Vlad :) Ideally I would have a 3080 by now but no chance in this market.

As for the topic, a full modlist would probably help narrow down the cause(s).