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About this mod
Optimized INI for Oblivion Remastered on low-end PCs (GTX 1050 4GB, 16GB RAM). Disables Lumen, RT, Volumetrics and SSR; uses soft cascading shadows, FSR2 Performance 1080p and threading/streaming settings. Provides +20-30% FPS while maintaining good visual quality.
- Permissions and credits
Oblivion Remastered – Performance-Tuned Engine.ini
Optimised presets for GTX 1050 / low-mid PCs
Optimised presets for GTX 1050 / low-mid PCs
Quick choice guide:
- PerformanceTuned – Max FPS (“dancing squares”)
• Ultra-low shadows — 1 cascade × 512 px, distance 0.5 • Highest speed, visibly blocky shadows - PerformanceTuned – Balanced (no dancing squares)
• Medium shadows — 2 cascades × 1024 px, distance 0.8 • ~-5 FPS vs Max, shadows look clean - PerformanceTuned – Smooth Shadows (high quality)
• High shadows — 3 cascades × 2048 px + PCF, distance 1.0 • ~-3-4 FPS vs Balanced, soft edges, no blocks
1 · Overview
This preset brings:
- +20-30 % average FPS (vs vanilla, Performance preset)
- Almost zero stutter (smarter streaming & shader cache)
- Lower input latency (shorter render queue)
- Lumen / RT / VSM, Volumetrics and SSR disabled
Works on Steam, GOG and Game Pass (WinGDK).
Do not combine with other “Engine Tweaks” mods.
2 · Key technical changes (common to all)
- Lighting – Lumen, Ray Tracing, Virtual Shadow Maps off
- Post-FX – Film Grain, Chromatic Aberration, Motion Blur off
- Upscaling – FSR 2 Performance + RCAS sharpen 0.4
- Streaming – Pool 70-80 % VRAM, temp memory capped
- Threading – RHIThread ON, AsyncCompute OFF (Pascal)
3 · Recommended specs
- GPU GTX 1050 / 1050 Ti 4 GB
- CPU Intel i5 HQ-series / Ryzen quad-core
- RAM 16 GB
- OS Windows 10 22H2+
- Drive SSD (DirectStorage disabled by default)
4 · Installation
Back up your current Engine.ini first!
Steam / GOG
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\Windows
Game Pass / MS Store
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Oblivion Remastered\Saved\Config\WinGDK- Pick the INI variant you prefer and paste/replace it in the folder above.
- Right-click → Properties → tick Read-only → OK.
- (Optional) delete the game’s ShaderCache and DerivedDataCache folders for a clean rebuild.
Uninstall – delete the file or restore your backup.
5 · Optional tweaks
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- Extra sharpness – set `r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.8`
- Enable SSR/AO – `r.SSR.Quality=2`, `r.AOQuality=1` (-≈5 FPS)
- Even higher shadow res – `r.Shadow.MaxResolution=4096` (heavy)
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6 · FAQ
- RTX / RDNA2 rigs? You can re-enable Lumen or RT; see comments in the file.
- Playing at 900p? Switch FSR2 to Quality (mode 1) for crisp UI.
- Water still tanks FPS? Make sure SSR is off or lower `ViewDistanceScale`.
Enjoy a stutter-free Cyrodiil!
Share your FPS results or screenshots – feedback welcome.
Share your FPS results or screenshots – feedback welcome.