Why is my RX 9070 XT stuttering in Dead Space 2 Remake?
Dealing with high-contrast shadow rendering turned into a total nightmare because the card's voltage regulation started oscillating like crazy. I noticed the core clock swinging wildly between 2.1GHz and 2.8GHz, which pushed frame times from 14ms up to 28ms—absolutely lethal during combat. At first, I tried pushing 'Aggressive' mode in the drivers, but that was a mistake; it didn't fix the stutters and instead sent my VRAM temps screaming up to 95℃, making me think the thermal paste was botched. I eventually dove into the Adrenalin software, bumped the Power Limit by 15%, and locked the minimum frequency at 2400MHz to kill the fluctuations. Monitoring via RTSS showed frame times finally settling into a tight 11-15ms window, and the input lag vanished. It wasn't a walk in the park, though—the system rebooted twice during the first few attempts until I nudged the core voltage to 1.12V. Now, core temps sit comfortably between 68-74℃ with a full-load power draw of 280-310W. The frequency curve is finally a flat line, and the gameplay feels rock steady.
