@lindhard1234 Sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure where your thread was before, but it looks like it was only moved to a Sims 4 section today.
Anyway, you should be able to play on ultra graphics settings, that is as long as your laptop is holding up overall. Please start by updating the driver for your Nvidia card. You can download the newest driver here:
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/176524/en-us
Select the custom option and check the box to "perform a clean install." Restart your computer after the driver is installed.
If that doesn't help, please set Windows to run Sims 4 in high-performance mode. Hit Windows key-i, select System > Display > Graphics settings, click the Browse button, and add TS4_x64.exe. Click on it, select Options, and choose "High performance."
If that doesn't help either, please test in a clean user folder. Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and when you launch the game, a new folder will spawn with no content. Don't add anything to this folder yet, and don't change the settings; just start a new save and see whether you get any lag. If you do, please let me know the context: what's happening in-game, how long you've been playing, and what else is running on your computer.
@lindhard1234 Do you always play with the laptop plugged in? Performance will be worse, often much worse, on battery, regardless of the other steps you take.
There's also a known issue with low fps when entering build mode, and that's not usually fixable. But a workaround is to open and close the menu (the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen); let me know whether this helps.
Otherwise, please try playing in a clean user folder, just for comparison's sake. Move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, and when you launch the game, a clean folder will spawn with no content. Don't add anything to it yet; just see whether a new save runs better. The point is not to abandon your current saves, only to try to figure out whether the issue is more about your system or the content you use in-game.
@lindhard1234 are you using Vsync? that can also limit your fps to the monitors refresh rate that may cause low fps
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