How to control `PerformanceGoal` at `ListContourPlot`

Question

I am using ListContourPlot to plot a list of points. I am using the PerformanceGoal option inside of ListContourPlot which gives me just two options "Speed" and "Quality".

I need a graphic with a reasonable quality and size. But with the first option, "Speed", the quality is really bad but the size of file is small and for me it is good. In the other hand with "Quality" option I have a really good quality but the size of the file is large.

There is a way to find a mid term? There is a way to control the PerformanceGoal to get a reasonable quality and a reasonable size of the file?

Answer 1

Look at the option MaxPlotPoints. It can split the performance of "Speed" and "Quality":

SeedRandom[1]
data = RandomReal[1, {50, 50}];

ListContourPlot[data, PerformanceGoal -> "Speed"]   // ByteCount // RepeatedTiming
ListContourPlot[data, PerformanceGoal -> "Quality"] // ByteCount // RepeatedTiming
ListContourPlot[data, MaxPlotPoints -> 25]          // ByteCount // RepeatedTiming

{0.014, 81688}

{0.178, 1822056}

{0.0481, 478352}