How to fix frame drops on Gainward RTX 5070 Ti in ZZZ?
Whenever I hit a fast parry or counter, the frame rate just tanks from 144 FPS down to 52 FPS out of nowhere, which completely kills my rhythm. Looking at the logs, the Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Snow Step OC 2.0 core was having these violent voltage swings between 0.07V and 0.12V when handling heavy instruction loads. I tried slapping 'Prefer Maximum Performance' in the NVIDIA Control Panel first, but that was a disaster—core temps spiked to 86-91℃ and the stutters didn't even budge. I felt totally lost until I used a tuning tool to bump the power limit to 110% and set a core voltage offset of +0.025V. Monitoring with RTSS, the frame times finally tightened up from a messy 12-28ms range to a rock steady 6-11ms. I actually blue-screened twice trying to push the overclock too hard initially, and only got it stable after backing the memory clock down to 21000MHz. Now, core temps sit comfortably between 68-74℃ with fans humming at 1600-1800 RPM. Stress tests confirm the voltage curve is no longer cratering, with frame times locking in at 6.1-10.8ms. It's a bit of a power hog now, but at least it's playable.
