LibreWolf is a popular fork (just stating a fact, not a recommendation). It's closely based on Firefox; I wouldn't expect it to be significantly lighter-weight. I doubt you'll find any Firefox fork that changes that aspect of things in any significant way. Make sure you're using uBlock Origin, if you're not currently. d13ff. More @Wikipedia
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