How to fix VRAM read lag on Sapphire RX 7800 XT in Primal Carnage?

It was honestly unbearable. This card was struggling with the massive asset loads of the modern engine, leading to slow texture pops and even some geometry holes. The random read performance on the RX 7800 XT drops by about 15% if the driver isn't perfectly matched, with latency lingering around 110-130ms. I fell for the trap of installing various 'game boosters,' but they just hogged my RAM and did nothing for the load speeds—I felt like a total idiot for trusting that marketing fluff. I finally installed the latest Adrenalin drivers and manually enabled Smart Access Memory (SAM). In my tests, random read speeds jumped from 32MB/s to around 45-55MB/s, and the loading stutters dropped by 70%. I did have one random system reboot right after enabling SAM, but a motherboard BIOS update sorted that out completely. VRAM temps are now steady at 70°C - 78°C. Comparing the read/write curves, everything is finally stable, though the initial setup was a bit of a headache.
Category:Overclocking Settings Last updated:April 22, 2026 10:07 AM