Should I lock core clocks on RX 9060 XT for Death Stranding 2?
The vistas in this game are breathtaking and the new architecture's visuals are exciting, but these random micro-stutters ruin everything. The Vastarmor RX 9060 XT's scheduling strategy has a 20 - 50ms lag when switching between low and high loads, causing the core clock to dip from 2100MHz to 800MHz the moment I rotate the camera. I tried the 'Maximum Performance' driver setting, but it just added 30W of heat without fixing the stutters—a complete waste of time. I finally used Radeon Tuning to manually lock the core frequency at 2400MHz and stabilized the voltage at 1.15V. In AIDA64 stress tests, the frequency curve became a flat line, and the micro-stuttering completely vanished. I noticed idle temps rose by 5℃, so I set up a custom fan curve to keep it quiet. Core temps now sit at 65 - 72℃. MemTest86 confirmed zero VRAM transmission errors, though the power draw is slightly higher now.
