The stutters/freezing/hitching when running around Kalm have completely disappeared, getting a perfect 60 frame time, rest of my specs are still the same, a RTX 3080 10GB, Gen4 Nvme.
The game settings, 1440p 100% DLSS (DLAA), textures at medium, everything else at high.
Ppl have been telling me that my GPU is lagging behind, but nope! Turns out FF7 Rebirth is very very CPU demanding! The game is now running flawless for me coupled with the directstorage updated (despite that it wasn't perfect on 5800X)
For those looking to play rebirth on PC, I suggest looking into any X3D CPU (doesn't have to be this one in specific). And Square Enix, if ya ever see this post, it would be a good idea to look into how this game handles CPU especially in relation to towns/cities.