Is screen tearing during fast combat in Phantom Blade Zero a refresh rate issue on the Zotac RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?

That insane speed and impact are finally back! After enabling G-Sync Compatible mode and locking my refresh rate, the frame times on my Zotac RTX 5060 Ti 16GB tightened from a messy 15 - 35ms to a clean 11 - 14ms. I was obsessed with running unlocked at 144 FPS, but the GPU couldn't keep up with the particle effects, leading to massive frame time inconsistency and horizontal tearing every few seconds. I realized chasing raw numbers was killing the experience. I went into the NVIDIA Control Panel, set Vertical Sync to 'Fast', and capped the max frame rate at 141 FPS to keep it strictly within the G-Sync range. The RTSS graph went from a jagged mess to a flat line. I did notice a tiny 2ms increase in input lag, but it's a fair trade for getting rid of the tearing. Temps are stable at 60 - 65℃, and the frame times are locked in at 11 - 14ms.