Maybe I'm seeing ghosts but in my memory the game used to stutter a lot less. I'm on my gaming PC so I haven't updated or installed any new software in the last few months, except the latest Skyrim patches. Is this is a current problem with the recent patch or do I just remember the game to be much more smooth than it actually was?

i heard that grass has shadow now and hasnt had it back in the days. maybe you have an old screenshot to verify that