Aska Performance Booster

Aska Performance Booster

A BepInEx 6 IL2CPP plugin that squeezes extra GPU performance out of Aska by disabling expensive HDRP rendering features that the game's settings menu does not expose.

Every optimization in this mod has been confirmed working with measurable FPS impact. Nothing speculative, nothing unverified.

Benchmarks

Ultra quality: 35 FPS to 59 FPS (+69%)

The biggest win. Same scene, same location, same time of day -- VSync ON, no DLSS:

Without Mod -- 35 FPS

With Mod -- 59 FPS

High quality: 47 FPS to 59 FPS (+26%)

VSync ON, no DLSS:

Without Mod -- 47 FPS

With Mod -- 59 FPS

Medium quality: 80 FPS to 92 FPS (+15%)

VSync OFF (uncapped), no DLSS:

Without Mod -- 80 FPS

With Mod -- 92 FPS

Full results

All screenshots captured with MSI Afterburner overlay. Tested on the same scene, same location, same time of day.

• []Ultra / DLSS Off / VSync ON: 35 -> 59 FPS (+24 FPS, +69%)[/]

  []Ultra / DLSS Balanced / VSync ON: 35 -> 54 FPS (+19 FPS, +54%)[/]

  []High / DLSS Off / VSync ON: 47 -> 59 FPS (+12 FPS, +26%)[/]

  []High / DLSS Quality / VSync OFF: 57 -> 68 FPS (+11 FPS, +19%)[/]

  []Medium / DLSS Off / VSync OFF: 80 -> 92 FPS (+12 FPS, +15%)[/]

  []Medium / DLSS Off / VSync ON: 60 FPS / 79% GPU -> 60 FPS / 66% GPU (13% less GPU load)[/]

  Key takeaways:

  • []Ultra quality sees the largest gains (54-69% improvement) because the disabled effects (SSAO, volumetrics, decals, SSS) are most expensive at high resolution and detail levels[/]

    []At Medium with VSync ON, both hit 60 FPS -- but the mod frees 13 percentage points of GPU headroom (79% down to 66%), leaving room for other work and reducing heat/power[/]

    []The 60 FPS cap removal alone is worth it for anyone GPU-bound above 60 -- Medium jumps from 80 to 92 FPS uncapped[/]

    []DLSS stacks with the mod -- High + DLSS Quality goes from 57 to 68 FPS[/]

    All benchmark screenshots

    Ultra -- No DLSS -- VSync ON

    Without Mod (35 FPS)

    With Mod (59 FPS)

    Ultra -- DLSS Balanced -- VSync ON

    Without Mod (35 FPS)

    With Mod (54 FPS)

    High -- No DLSS -- VSync ON

    Without Mod (47 FPS)

    With Mod (59 FPS)

    High -- DLSS Quality -- VSync OFF

    Without Mod (57 FPS)

    With Mod (68 FPS)

    Medium -- No DLSS -- VSync OFF[/