Why does Zero Parades have screen tearing and lag?

Street brawls had visible tearing and sluggish input. Turning off VSync made it worse. I used GamePP Power Plan Switcher to enable Adaptive VSync and lock the frame cap. After a second adjustment, MSI Afterburner showed frame times stable at 12-15ms. LatencyMon confirmed input latency dropped below 8ms. The controls feel responsive now.