Why do graphical settings have little effect on FPS?

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For example I can turn shadows off for an extra 2fps and maxed out makes very little difference. I’m using about 50% CPU and 70% GPU.

i7 9700K
RX 5700
16GB ram
1TB SSD

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Shadows don’t seem to affect fps much, but foliage does a lot.

I wish we had a slider there. Foliage on is a bit much (my rig can handle it no problem) visually.
Half of them would be enough for me.

I sometimes disable them so i can build better. It’s hard for me to see sometimes if the buildings are right next to each other or not, because of all the shrubbery.

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