Why is my RX 9070 XT Alloy tearing in Ghostwire: Tokyo?
Walking through the streets of Shibuya was a nightmare because the screen would literally split during fast turns, and at 4K, it was just eyesore. I noticed my Vastarmor Radeon RX 9070 XT Alloy core clock was jumping wildly between 2450 MHz - 2600 MHz, which sent my frame times bouncing from 6.2 ms - 14.8 ms. At first, I tried the basic V-Sync in the game settings, but that was a joke—input lag spiked over 45 ms, and moving felt like wading through thick mud. I eventually dove into the driver panel, forced Enhanced Sync on, and manually locked the sampling rate to 144 Hz. Using a frame time analyzer, I saw the intervals tighten up to a rock steady 6.8 ms - 7.2 ms. I actually crashed the driver twice early on because my voltage offset was too low, but bumping the core voltage to 1.12 V stabilized everything. Temps stayed around 64℃ - 68℃ with fans humming at 1600 - 1800 RPM. Frame times finally settled at 6.8 ms - 7.2 ms, though I still occasionally see a tiny hitch in dense areas.
