Is the screen tearing on Sapphire RX 7800 XT actually fixable?
Whenever I was diving through Manhattan, a horizontal tear would rip right across the middle of the screen, which is honestly nerve-wracking during fast movement. On my Sapphire RX 7800 XT Polar OC, there was a 3-7Hz async offset between the frame delivery and my monitor's refresh rate, causing FreeSync to just give up. I first tried turning off V-Sync, which bumped my FPS by about 15, but the tearing became even more aggressive—super frustrating. I went into the Adrenalin software, switched FreeSync from 'Enhanced' to 'Standard', and nudged my custom resolution refresh rate to 143.9Hz to perfectly align with the panel's hardware. Using a frame comparison tool, the tearing frequency dropped from 4 times per second to basically zero. I did have some weird black screen flickering right after the change, but swapping to a certified DP cable fixed it instantly. Core temps stayed between 58-65℃ with fans humming at 1200-1400 RPM. The input lag is gone and the controls feel snappy now.
