Frametime problems and stuttering occurred in COD Cold War.
Frametime problems and stuttering occurred in COD Cold War.
Recently going through the Cold War I campaign has caused occasional delays. It doesn’t significantly hinder my performance, but it’s annoying when the game stutters every few seconds, affecting accuracy. My hardware isn’t pushed to its limits—framerate stays around 141fps, rarely dropping below that, though it sometimes hits near 138. My timing remains very inconsistent, as shown in the attached screenshot. I’ve checked all components multiple times before, encountering problems with other titles (like freezing in Far Cry 1 and stuttering in Witcher 1, which seems due to one core maxing out). Most games run smoothly; Battlefield 2042 Beta had minimal stutter except for frame rate issues reported by others. All components appear normal and functioning well. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. NOTE: Top reading is framerate, bottom is frametime.
I encountered a similar problem in Call of Duty Cold War, which is currently one of the top titles. I discovered a fix that I’d like to discuss. Even with a powerful setup—AMD Ryzen 6900X 16GB dedicated, 32GB total via AMD Smart Access Memory—frame timing remained unreliable, ranging from 1ms to over 50ms. This affected the overall feel, causing discomfort and headaches. The main cause wasn’t thermal throttling; my custom cooling system with four pumps and eight 480mm copper radiators kept temperatures steady between 64–71°C, regardless of load. This allowed the GPU to run at full 2700MHz and push VRAM up to 2150MHz for optimal performance. The system handled high settings (180–220 FPS) smoothly without overheating.
The challenge was lowering the VRAM target to 70%, which I found in the game’s graphics menu. Raising it beyond that led to frame stutter or inconsistent timing. Even though my system offered ample power, the lack of sufficient VRAM caused noticeable lag.
Interestingly, improving VRAM speed from 2000MHz to 2150MHz after overclocking helped the most. I believe AMD should consider increasing the maximum VRAM clock speed to 3GHz in Radeon Master. There’s likely a significant performance gap due to the limited bandwidth for graphics data transfer in Cold War. While I only used this game, it clearly impacted stability and frame delivery.
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