Fps Boost/Performance increasing mods

[Echo]

i have around 120 mods for skyrim none of them are graphical besides a couple of ones that change magic im wondering if theres any mods that will lower small stutters and improve performance im not looking for anything that makes the game looks worse only things that increase performance a noticeable amount

[Ilthe]

I remember using a mod that reduces quality of pine needles and leaves and other ♥♥♥♥ that flies in the air "for ambiance" - looks the same, some extra fps.
And some mod that reduced the interior fog/particles slightly. Again, not noticeable visually, performance boost.
Together theese two gave me almost 10 extra fps on a very potato laptop, bumping fps from average 27 to average 35, which was noticeably more enjoyable.
There were also some grass optimisation mods, haven't tried that ones.

Both of that mods were for Oldrim, so you'll have to search for SE alternatives yourself.

If the mods you use for magic are something that adds scorch marks (used to be known for being EXTREMELY performance hungry) or other spell trails, or a lot of particles, then it is quite obvious, what you can do for immediate and noticeable fps boost.

Also you can play with settings, in ini too, just don't forget to make a backup of ini file.

[matt]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sDtbl2t6TwH4s_Slu4Lquxs4zw6OSKf28CSriYcCjJM/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Someone did comprehensive tests and made a spreadsheet based on the results.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/54907
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14084
These mods use occlusion culling to stop your PC from rendering things you can't see.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/34705
Not really a performance mod, but it may help with stutter in some circumstances.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/73133
Dynamically adjusts shadows for performance.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38438
This looks similar but dynamically adjusts .ini settings.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20082
May help with grass-related issues. Or if you're hardcore about grass, you could use No Grass in Objects and generate a grass cache.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/122999
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/97155
Script optimizations that might help.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2388
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4298
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4982
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/38340
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50755
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3354
It's hard to imagine these mods would have much impact on frame rates, but maybe they'd reduce stutter. Or be useful on potato laptops. They reduce or remove things that you probably never noticed.