Fixing VRAM lag on VastArmor Radeon RX 9060 XT in Mass Effect
During fast travel between galaxies, the game would freeze for about 200 ms, which is a total mood killer in the middle of a fast-paced transition. Even with 16GB, my VastArmor Radeon RX 9060 XT was hitting 92-95% bus bandwidth saturation when streaming massive assets. I cautiously tried 'High Performance' mode in the driver, but while average FPS went up by 3, the stutters actually got more frequent—that kind of unstable 'gain' just added to my stress. I ended up using an OC tool to bump the VRAM frequency by 200 MHz and increased my system page file to 48GB. Using a latency tester, VRAM read latency dropped from 110 ns to 92-98 ns, and the hitching during scene swaps almost disappeared. I did get some light artifacting/flickering at first, but adding a tiny 0.02V voltage offset stabilized it. Core temps stayed at 66-72℃ with fans at 1500 RPM. The frame time distribution graph confirms the response is way faster now, with fans steady at 1400-1600 RPM.