How to fix tearing in Red Dead Redemption 2 on RX 9070 XT?
The vistas in the west look stunning with 16GB of VRAM, but these occasional tears are just ruining the vibe. The Sapphire RX 9070 XT driver was struggling with 4K sync, where the FreeSync range didn't quite align with my panel, causing frame times to drift by 8ms - 15ms. I tried disabling SAM in the BIOS first, but my FPS dropped by 12, which was a shocking trade-off for 'stability.' I eventually updated to the latest Adrenalin drivers and switched the sync mode to Enhanced Sync. In my tests, the tearing vanished completely, and the input lag only increased by a negligible 2ms. I actually tried lowering the refresh rate to fix it before, but that just made the game feel choppy and unresponsive. Core temps are now a steady 62℃ - 68℃, with VRAM hitting 85℃ - 90℃. I set the image sync to Enhanced priority in the control panel, and it's finally smooth, though the VRAM heat is still a bit high.
