Low FPS in PoE (Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 7800 XT)

Hey PoE community,

Path of Exile is hands-down my favorite game of all time—I've sunk thousands of hours into it as a guild leader and map juicer—but right now it's unplayable on my rig due to terrible FPS drops.

My Specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX

RAM: 32GB

Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Here's a video of my issue in a juiced T16 endless legion map—FPS tanks hard even at low settings: https://youtu.be/l3ZOW_Ai8xc

I thought it was just extreme juicing, but check Magefist's similar strategy with way better performance: https://youtu.be/4mxvVrk80zY?si=CGy1Blw3gz9iYB3v&t=337

I've tried disabling AMD Adrenalin overlays/upscaling, updating drivers/BIOS, and basic tweaks, but no luck. Any advice on CPU scheduling for Zen 4/5, shader cache issues, or PoE-specific AMD optimizations? DX11 vs Vulkan? Thanks, legends—this game means the world to me!<>
Last bumped on Jan 14, 2026, 12:37:34 PM

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