How to stop the stuttering on Gigabyte RTX 5060 Gaming OC?

The micro-stutters during scene transitions were incredibly jarring. I only realized what was happening when I saw the VRAM clock jumping around like crazy during low-load segments. On this Gigabyte 5060 Gaming OC, the driver's power management is way too aggressive for 2D rendering, causing a 15-30ms delay whenever the GPU switches between power states. I tried enabling V-Sync first, but that just added a bunch of input lag, which made the game feel sluggish and unresponsive. I ended up using DDU to completely wipe the driver cache and did a clean install of the latest Game Ready drivers, then forced the Power Management Mode to 'Prefer Maximum Performance' in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Using a frame time analyzer, I saw the jitter drop from 12-45ms down to a tight 8-14ms. I did have a brief moment of panic when my screen went black right after the update, but a quick HDMI reseat fixed it. Core temps are now idling and gaming between 52°C - 58°C. After three long combat sessions, the clock sync is finally stable, and the input feels snappy.
Category:Troubleshooting Last updated:February 20, 2026 5:03 PM