u/Diligent_Pound_4382

Hey everyone, I’m having a really frustrating issue with Valorant and I can’t figure it out. My specs are: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB RAM, running Windows 11 on an AMD B850 motherboard, with a 2560x1440 180Hz monitor connected via DisplayPort. The problem is that Valorant feels extremely choppy — like it’s running at 60Hz — despite getting 700-1000 FPS in game and my frame time showing a perfect 1.8ms. Everything outside of Valorant feels completely smooth at 180Hz. Here’s everything I’ve already tried: clean GPU driver install using DDU followed by NVIDIA driver 596.36, blocked Windows from auto-installing drivers, installed AMD chipset drivers 8.02.18.557 for the 7800X3D, disabled HAGS, disabled VSync, set power plan to High Performance, disabled Game Mode, set display to Fullscreen, enabled NVIDIA Reflex + Boost, capped FPS to 174, tried both 1440p and 1080p, deleted Valorant config files, fully reinstalled Valorant including leftover files, repaired Valorant through Riot Client, and reinstalled Windows entirely. Nothing has worked. Has anyone with an RTX 5070 Ti experienced this? Could this be a Vanguard or Unreal Engine issue with the new GPU architecture?