diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index af0dc277d..213811441 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 - 优化连接、规则和日志筛选：切换页面后保留过滤条件
 - 优化全局模式代理列表：仅显示 `GLOBAL` 节点，选中其中的策略组时才显示该组
+- 优化连接和规则页面的资源占用，减少连接列表更新及排序时的卡顿
 
 **🍎 macOS**
 
diff --git a/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.test.ts b/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b525c06e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import dayjs from 'dayjs'
+import relativeTime from 'dayjs/plugin/relativeTime'
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from 'react'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+dayjs.extend(relativeTime)
+
+vi.mock('react', () => ({
+  memo: (component: unknown) => component,
+  useSyncExternalStore: vi.fn((_subscribe, getSnapshot) => getSnapshot()),
+}))
+
+let visibility: EventTarget & { hidden: boolean }
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetModules()
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  vi.useFakeTimers()
+  vi.stubGlobal('window', globalThis)
+  visibility = Object.assign(new EventTarget(), { hidden: false })
+  vi.stubGlobal('document', visibility)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers()
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+})
+
+it('shares one clock, stops while hidden, refreshes on visibility, and cleans up the last subscriber', async () => {
+  const { RelativeTime } = await import('./connection-relative-time')
+  RelativeTime({ start: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' })
+  const [subscribe, getSnapshot] = vi.mocked(useSyncExternalStore).mock.calls[0]
+  const first = vi.fn()
+  const second = vi.fn()
+  const unsubscribeFirst = subscribe(first)
+  const unsubscribeSecond = subscribe(second)
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+  vi.advanceTimersByTime(5_000)
+  expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(second).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+
+  visibility.hidden = true
+  visibility.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000)
+  expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  visibility.hidden = false
+  visibility.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+  expect(getSnapshot()).toBe(Date.now())
+  expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+  unsubscribeFirst()
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+  unsubscribeSecond()
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  visibility.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  expect(second).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+})
+
+it('does not start a clock when mounted hidden', async () => {
+  visibility.hidden = true
+  const { RelativeTime } = await import('./connection-relative-time')
+  RelativeTime({ start: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' })
+  const [subscribe] = vi.mocked(useSyncExternalStore).mock.calls[0]
+  const unsubscribe = subscribe(vi.fn())
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  unsubscribe()
+  visibility.hidden = false
+  visibility.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'))
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+})
diff --git a/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.tsx b/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.tsx
index 80533dbb6..b8ee533af 100644
--- a/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.tsx
+++ b/src/components/connection/connection-relative-time.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let timerId: number | null = null
 const listeners = new Set<RelativeTimeListener>()
 
 const startTimer = () => {
-  if (timerId !== null) return
+  if (timerId !== null || document.hidden || listeners.size === 0) return
 
   currentTime = Date.now()
   timerId = window.setInterval(() => {
@@ -18,19 +18,34 @@ const startTimer = () => {
 }
 
 const stopTimer = () => {
-  if (listeners.size > 0 || timerId === null) return
+  if (timerId === null) return
 
   window.clearInterval(timerId)
   timerId = null
 }
 
+const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
+  if (document.hidden) {
+    stopTimer()
+  } else {
+    startTimer()
+    listeners.forEach((listener) => listener())
+  }
+}
+
 const subscribeRelativeTime = (listener: RelativeTimeListener) => {
   listeners.add(listener)
+  if (listeners.size === 1) {
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange)
+  }
   startTimer()
 
   return () => {
     listeners.delete(listener)
-    stopTimer()
+    if (listeners.size === 0) {
+      stopTimer()
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/connection/connection-table.test.ts b/src/components/connection/connection-table.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..985838249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/connection/connection-table.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server'
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { formatConnectionTraffic } from './connection-row-view'
+import { ConnectionTable } from './connection-table'
+
+const sorting = vi.hoisted(() => ({ id: 'download', desc: false }))
+
+vi.mock('react', async (importOriginal) => ({
+  ...(await importOriginal<typeof import('react')>()),
+  useState: (initial: unknown) => [
+    initial === null ? sorting : initial,
+    vi.fn(),
+  ],
+}))
+vi.mock('foxact/use-local-storage', () => ({
+  useLocalStorage: (_key: string, initial: unknown) => [initial, vi.fn()],
+}))
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }),
+}))
+vi.mock('./connection-column-manager', () => ({
+  ConnectionColumnManager: () => null,
+}))
+vi.mock('./connection-relative-time', () => ({
+  RelativeTime: () => null,
+}))
+vi.mock('./connection-row-view', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const original =
+    await importOriginal<typeof import('./connection-row-view')>()
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    formatConnectionTraffic: vi.fn(original.formatConnectionTraffic),
+  }
+})
+
+it('sorts numeric columns above the cache bound while formatting only virtual rows', () => {
+  const connections: IConnectionsItem[] = Array.from(
+    { length: 2_101 },
+    (_, i) => ({
+      id: `${i}`,
+      metadata: {
+        network: 'tcp',
+        type: 'HTTP',
+        host: `host-${i}`,
+        sourceIP: '',
+        sourcePort: '',
+        destinationPort: '443',
+      },
+      chains: [],
+      rule: '',
+      rulePayload: '',
+      start: '',
+      upload: (i * 3) % 2_101,
+      download: (i * 5) % 2_101,
+      curUpload: (i * 7) % 2_101,
+      curDownload: (i * 11) % 2_101,
+    }),
+  )
+
+  for (const [column, field] of [
+    ['download', 'download'],
+    ['upload', 'upload'],
+    ['dlSpeed', 'curDownload'],
+    ['ulSpeed', 'curUpload'],
+  ] as const) {
+    for (const desc of [false, true]) {
+      sorting.id = column
+      sorting.desc = desc
+      vi.mocked(formatConnectionTraffic).mockClear()
+      const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+        createElement(ConnectionTable, {
+          connections,
+          onShowDetail: vi.fn(),
+          columnManagerOpen: false,
+          onCloseColumnManager: vi.fn(),
+        }),
+      )
+      const expected = connections
+        .slice()
+        .sort((a, b) => ((a[field] ?? 0) - (b[field] ?? 0)) * (desc ? -1 : 1))
+      expect(html.match(/host-\d+:443/g)).toEqual(
+        expected.slice(0, 6).map((row) => `${row.metadata.host}:443`),
+      )
+      expect(formatConnectionTraffic).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(24)
+    }
+  }
+  expect(connections[0].id).toBe('0')
+  expect(connections.at(-1)?.id).toBe('2100')
+})
diff --git a/src/components/connection/connection-table.tsx b/src/components/connection/connection-table.tsx
index 37481c47e..e0a659800 100644
--- a/src/components/connection/connection-table.tsx
+++ b/src/components/connection/connection-table.tsx
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ const compareConnectionCellValue = (
   right: IConnectionsItem,
   getSnapshot: (row: IConnectionsItem) => TableRowSnapshot,
 ) => {
+  switch (field) {
+    case 'download':
+      return (left.download ?? 0) - (right.download ?? 0)
+    case 'upload':
+      return (left.upload ?? 0) - (right.upload ?? 0)
+    case 'dlSpeed':
+      return (left.curDownload ?? 0) - (right.curDownload ?? 0)
+    case 'ulSpeed':
+      return (left.curUpload ?? 0) - (right.curUpload ?? 0)
+  }
   const leftValue = getConnectionCellValue(field, getSnapshot(left))
   const rightValue = getConnectionCellValue(field, getSnapshot(right))
 
@@ -491,6 +501,8 @@ export const ConnectionTable = (props: Props) => {
   const [sorting, setSorting] = useState<SortingState | null>(null)
   const [viewport, setViewport] = useState({ scrollTop: 0, height: 0 })
   const scrollContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  const resizeCleanupRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null)
+  useEffect(() => () => resizeCleanupRef.current?.(), [])
   const rowSnapshotCacheRef = useRef(new Map<string, TableRowSnapshot>())
   const getRowSnapshot = useCallback((row: IConnectionsItem) => {
     const cache = rowSnapshotCacheRef.current
@@ -664,6 +676,7 @@ export const ConnectionTable = (props: Props) => {
       minWidth: number,
       maxWidth: number | undefined,
     ) => {
+      resizeCleanupRef.current?.()
       const handleMove = (clientX: number) => {
         const nextWidth = Math.max(
           minWidth,
@@ -686,8 +699,10 @@ export const ConnectionTable = (props: Props) => {
         window.removeEventListener('touchmove', handleTouchMove)
         window.removeEventListener('touchend', cleanup)
         window.removeEventListener('touchcancel', cleanup)
+        resizeCleanupRef.current = null
       }
 
+      resizeCleanupRef.current = cleanup
       window.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove)
       window.addEventListener('mouseup', cleanup)
       window.addEventListener('touchmove', handleTouchMove, { passive: true })
diff --git a/src/components/rule/rule-item.tsx b/src/components/rule/rule-item.tsx
index 14dbbc8ad..12c283c6a 100644
--- a/src/components/rule/rule-item.tsx
+++ b/src/components/rule/rule-item.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const COLOR = [
 ]
 
 interface Props {
-  value: Rule & { lineNo: number }
+  value: Rule
+  lineNo: number
 }
 
 const parseColor = (text: string) => {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const parseColor = (text: string) => {
 }
 
 const RuleItem = (props: Props) => {
-  const { value } = props
+  const { value, lineNo } = props
 
   return (
     <Item sx={{ borderBottom: '1px solid var(--divider-color)' }}>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ const RuleItem = (props: Props) => {
         variant="body2"
         sx={{ lineHeight: 2, minWidth: 30, mr: 2.25, textAlign: 'center' }}
       >
-        {value.lineNo}
+        {lineNo}
       </Typography>
 
       <Box sx={{ userSelect: 'text' }}>
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-connection-data.test.ts b/src/hooks/use-connection-data.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d232cd212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-connection-data.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from 'react'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const socket = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  addListener:
+    vi.fn<
+      (listener: (message: { type: string; data: string }) => void) => void
+    >(),
+  close: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('react', () => ({
+  useCallback: (callback: unknown) => callback,
+  useMemo: (factory: () => unknown) => factory(),
+  useSyncExternalStore: vi.fn((_subscribe, getSnapshot) => getSnapshot()),
+}))
+vi.mock('tauri-plugin-mihomo-api', () => ({
+  MihomoWebSocket: { connect_connections: async () => socket },
+}))
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetModules()
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  vi.useFakeTimers()
+  vi.setSystemTime(10_000)
+  vi.stubGlobal('window', globalThis)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers()
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+})
+
+const connection = (id: string, upload = 0): IConnectionsItem => ({
+  id,
+  metadata: {
+    network: 'tcp',
+    type: 'HTTP',
+    host: `${id}.example`,
+    sourceIP: '127.0.0.1',
+    sourcePort: '1234',
+    destinationPort: '443',
+  },
+  chains: ['DIRECT'],
+  rule: 'Match',
+  rulePayload: '',
+  start: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+  upload,
+  download: 0,
+})
+
+const monitor = async () => {
+  const { useConnectionData: readConnectionData } = await import(
+    './use-connection-data'
+  )
+  const { clearClosedConnections } = readConnectionData()
+  const [subscribe, read] = vi
+    .mocked(
+      useSyncExternalStore<
+        ReturnType<typeof readConnectionData>['response']['data']
+      >,
+    )
+    .mock.calls.at(-1)!
+  const listener = vi.fn()
+  const unsubscribe = subscribe(listener)
+  await Promise.resolve()
+  const onMessage = socket.addListener.mock.calls[0][0]
+  const send = (connections: IConnectionsItem[], uploadTotal = 0) => {
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    onMessage({
+      type: 'Text',
+      data: JSON.stringify({ connections, uploadTotal, downloadTotal: 0 }),
+    })
+    return read()
+  }
+  return { send, read, listener, unsubscribe, clearClosedConnections }
+}
+
+it('reuses unchanged snapshots and lists without notifying, including totals-only updates', async () => {
+  const { send, listener, unsubscribe } = await monitor()
+  const first = send([connection('a'), connection('b')])
+  Object.freeze(first.activeConnections)
+  first.activeConnections.forEach(Object.freeze)
+  expect(send([connection('a'), connection('b')])).toBe(first)
+  expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+  const totalsOnly = send([connection('a'), connection('b')], 100)
+  expect(totalsOnly).not.toBe(first)
+  expect(totalsOnly.activeConnections).toBe(first.activeConnections)
+  expect(totalsOnly.closedConnections).toBe(first.closedConnections)
+  expect(totalsOnly.uploadTotal).toBe(100)
+  expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  unsubscribe()
+})
+
+it('updates traffic, decays speed to zero, and preserves immutable history through reorder and removal', async () => {
+  const { send, unsubscribe } = await monitor()
+  const first = send([connection('a'), connection('b')])
+  const changed = send([connection('a', 50), connection('b')])
+  expect(changed.activeConnections[0].curUpload).toBe(50)
+  expect(changed.activeConnections[0].metadata).toBe(
+    first.activeConnections[0].metadata,
+  )
+  expect(changed.activeConnections[0].chains).toBe(
+    first.activeConnections[0].chains,
+  )
+  expect(changed.activeConnections[1]).toBe(first.activeConnections[1])
+  expect(first.activeConnections[0].upload).toBe(0)
+
+  const idle = send([connection('a', 50), connection('b')])
+  expect(idle.activeConnections[0].curUpload).toBe(0)
+  expect(send([connection('a', 50), connection('b')])).toBe(idle)
+  const reordered = send([connection('b'), connection('a', 50)])
+  expect(reordered.activeConnections).toEqual([
+    idle.activeConnections[1],
+    idle.activeConnections[0],
+  ])
+  expect(reordered.closedConnections).toBe(idle.closedConnections)
+  const removed = send([connection('b'), connection('c')])
+  expect(removed.closedConnections).toEqual([idle.activeConnections[0]])
+  expect(removed.closedConnections[0]).toBe(idle.activeConnections[0])
+  const next = send([connection('b', 10), connection('c')])
+  expect(next.closedConnections).toBe(removed.closedConnections)
+  unsubscribe()
+})
+
+it('evicts the oldest closed entries at 500 and cancels pending delivery on unsubscribe', async () => {
+  const { send, read, listener, unsubscribe, clearClosedConnections } =
+    await monitor()
+  send(Array.from({ length: 502 }, (_, i) => connection(`${i}`)))
+  const closed = send([])
+  expect(closed.closedConnections).toHaveLength(500)
+  expect(closed.closedConnections[0].id).toBe('2')
+  send([connection('new-a'), connection('new-b')])
+  const evicted = send([])
+  expect(evicted.closedConnections).toHaveLength(500)
+  expect(evicted.closedConnections[0].id).toBe('4')
+  expect(evicted.closedConnections.at(-1)?.id).toBe('new-b')
+  expect(closed.closedConnections[0].id).toBe('2')
+
+  clearClosedConnections()
+  expect(read().closedConnections).toEqual([])
+  const calls = listener.mock.calls.length
+  socket.addListener.mock.calls[0][0]({
+    type: 'Text',
+    data: JSON.stringify({ connections: [connection('pending')] }),
+  })
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+  unsubscribe()
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  vi.advanceTimersByTime(1_000)
+  expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(calls)
+  expect(socket.close).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-connection-data.ts b/src/hooks/use-connection-data.ts
index d74cde2fe..2f766a13f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-connection-data.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-connection-data.ts
@@ -150,25 +150,49 @@ const mergeConnectionSnapshot = (
   const nextConnections = payload.connections ?? []
   const previousActive = previous.activeConnections ?? []
   const previousClosed = previous.closedConnections ?? []
-  const previousActiveById = new Map<string, IConnectionsItem>()
+  const sameOrder =
+    nextConnections.length === previousActive.length &&
+    nextConnections.every(
+      (connection, i) => connection.id === previousActive[i].id,
+    )
+  let previousActiveById: Map<string, IConnectionsItem> | undefined
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < previousActive.length; i++) {
-    const previousConnection = previousActive[i]
-    previousActiveById.set(previousConnection.id, previousConnection)
+  if (!sameOrder) {
+    previousActiveById = new Map()
+    for (let i = 0; i < previousActive.length; i++) {
+      const previousConnection = previousActive[i]
+      previousActiveById.set(previousConnection.id, previousConnection)
+    }
   }
 
-  const activeConnections: IConnectionsItem[] = []
+  let activeConnections = sameOrder ? previousActive : []
   for (let i = 0; i < nextConnections.length; i++) {
     const connection = nextConnections[i]
-    const previousConnection = previousActiveById.get(connection.id)
-    if (previousConnection) previousActiveById.delete(connection.id)
-    activeConnections.push(normalizeConnection(connection, previousConnection))
+    const previousConnection = sameOrder
+      ? previousActive[i]
+      : previousActiveById?.get(connection.id)
+    previousActiveById?.delete(connection.id)
+    const normalized = normalizeConnection(connection, previousConnection)
+    if (activeConnections[i] === normalized) continue
+    if (activeConnections === previousActive) {
+      activeConnections = previousActive.slice()
+    }
+    activeConnections[i] = normalized
   }
 
-  if (previousActiveById.size === 0) {
+  const uploadTotal = payload.uploadTotal ?? 0
+  const downloadTotal = payload.downloadTotal ?? 0
+  if (!previousActiveById?.size) {
+    if (
+      activeConnections === previousActive &&
+      uploadTotal === previous.uploadTotal &&
+      downloadTotal === previous.downloadTotal
+    ) {
+      return previous
+    }
     return {
-      uploadTotal: payload.uploadTotal ?? 0,
-      downloadTotal: payload.downloadTotal ?? 0,
+      uploadTotal,
+      downloadTotal,
       activeConnections,
       closedConnections: previousClosed,
     }
@@ -198,8 +222,8 @@ const mergeConnectionSnapshot = (
   }
 
   return {
-    uploadTotal: payload.uploadTotal ?? 0,
-    downloadTotal: payload.downloadTotal ?? 0,
+    uploadTotal,
+    downloadTotal,
     activeConnections,
     closedConnections,
   }
@@ -227,7 +251,9 @@ const flushPendingMessage = () => {
 
   lastFlushAt = Date.now()
 
-  connectionData = mergeConnectionSnapshot(payload, connectionData)
+  const nextData = mergeConnectionSnapshot(payload, connectionData)
+  if (nextData === connectionData) return
+  connectionData = nextData
   notifyConnectionListeners()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/rules.tsx b/src/pages/rules.tsx
index 5fc812a78..64ac98e13 100644
--- a/src/pages/rules.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/rules.tsx
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ const RulesPage = () => {
   }, [refreshRules, refreshRuleProviders, pageVisible])
 
   const filteredRules = useMemo(() => {
-    const rulesWithLineNo = rules.map((item, index) => ({
-      ...item,
-      // UI-only derived data; keep app context/SWR data immutable
-      lineNo: index + 1,
-    }))
-
-    return rulesWithLineNo.filter((item) => match(item.payload ?? ''))
+    const indices: number[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < rules.length; i++) {
+      if (match(rules[i].payload ?? '')) indices.push(i)
+    }
+    return indices
   }, [rules, match])
 
   const handleScroll = useCallback((e: Event) => {
@@ -90,7 +88,12 @@ const RulesPage = () => {
             ref={virtuosoRef}
             count={filteredRules.length}
             estimateSize={40}
-            renderItem={(i) => <RuleItem value={filteredRules[i]} />}
+            renderItem={(i) => (
+              <RuleItem
+                value={rules[filteredRules[i]]}
+                lineNo={filteredRules[i] + 1}
+              />
+            )}
             style={{ flex: 1 }}
             onScroll={handleScroll}
           />