diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index 9a7d3a30d3..0538c8deca 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -464,7 +464,10 @@ struct Values {
                                                                FramePacingMode::Target_Auto,
                                                                FramePacingMode::Target_240,
                                                                "frame_pacing_mode",
-                                                               Category::RendererAdvanced};
+                                                               Category::RendererAdvanced,
+                                                               Specialization::Default,
+                                                               true,
+                                                               true};
 
     SwitchableSetting<AstcRecompression, true> astc_recompression{linkage,
                                                                   AstcRecompression::Uncompressed,
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index 2a69d6d244..aafcfdf65b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void Scheduler::EndRenderPass()
         Record([num_images = num_renderpass_images,
                        images = renderpass_images,
                        ranges = renderpass_image_ranges](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-            std::vector<VkImageMemoryBarrier> barriers(num_images);
+            std::array<VkImageMemoryBarrier, 9> barriers;
             VkPipelineStageFlags src_stages = 0;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < num_images; ++i) {
                 const VkImageSubresourceRange& range = ranges[i];
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index fb0ac9b008..9f388fb1ac 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -115,28 +115,23 @@ public:
     /// Waits for the given GPU tick, optionally pacing frames.
     void Wait(u64 tick, double target_fps = 0.0) {
         if (Settings::values.use_speed_limit.GetValue() && target_fps > 0.0) {
-            auto frame_duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::steady_clock::duration>(std::chrono::duration<double>(1.0 / target_fps));
-            auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-            if (now < next_frame_time) {
-                std::this_thread::sleep_until(next_frame_time);
-                next_frame_time += frame_duration;
-            } else {
-                next_frame_time = now + frame_duration;
+            if (last_frame_time == std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point{}) {
+                last_frame_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             }
+            auto frame_duration = std::chrono::duration<double>(1.0 / target_fps);
+            auto elapsed = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - last_frame_time;
+            auto sleep_time = frame_duration - elapsed;
+            auto sleep_time_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(sleep_time).count();
+            if (sleep_time_ms > 0) {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(sleep_time_ms));
+            }
+            last_frame_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
         }
-        if (tick > master_semaphore->CurrentTick() && !chunk->Empty()) {
-            Flush();
-        }
-        master_semaphore->Wait(tick);
-    }
-
-    /// Resets the frame pacing state by setting the next frame time.
-    void ResetFramePacing(double target_fps = 0.0) {
-        if (target_fps > 0.0) {
-            auto frame_duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::steady_clock::duration>(std::chrono::duration<double>(1.0 / target_fps));
-            next_frame_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + frame_duration;
-        } else {
-            next_frame_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point{};
+        if (tick > 0) {
+            if (tick >= master_semaphore->CurrentTick()) {
+                Flush();
+            }
+            master_semaphore->Wait(tick);
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,7 +277,7 @@ private:
     std::condition_variable_any event_cv;
     std::jthread worker_thread;
 
-    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point next_frame_time{};
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point last_frame_time{};
 };
 
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
index 7e7e67639d..0370e02fa7 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
@@ -146,25 +146,6 @@ void Swapchain::Create(
 {
     is_outdated = false;
     is_suboptimal = false;
-
-    switch (Settings::values.frame_pacing_mode.GetValue()) {
-    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_Auto:
-        scheduler.ResetFramePacing();
-        break;
-    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_30:
-        scheduler.ResetFramePacing(30.0);
-        break;
-    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_60:
-        scheduler.ResetFramePacing(60.0);
-        break;
-    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_120:
-        scheduler.ResetFramePacing(120.0);
-        break;
-    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_240:
-        scheduler.ResetFramePacing(240.0);
-        break;
-    }
-
     width = width_;
     height = height_;
 #ifdef ANDROID
@@ -213,24 +194,22 @@ bool Swapchain::AcquireNextImage() {
         break;
     }
 
-    if (resource_ticks[image_index] != 0 && !scheduler.IsFree(resource_ticks[image_index])) {
-        switch (Settings::values.frame_pacing_mode.GetValue()) {
-        case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_Auto:
-            scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index]);
-            break;
-        case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_30:
-            scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 30.0);
-            break;
-        case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_60:
-            scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 60.0);
-            break;
-        case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_120:
-            scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 120.0);
-            break;
-        case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_240:
-            scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 240.0);
-            break;
-        }
+    switch (Settings::values.frame_pacing_mode.GetValue()) {
+    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_Auto:
+        scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index]);
+        break;
+    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_30:
+        scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 30.0);
+        break;
+    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_60:
+        scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 60.0);
+        break;
+    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_120:
+        scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 120.0);
+        break;
+    case Settings::FramePacingMode::Target_240:
+        scheduler.Wait(resource_ticks[image_index], 240.0);
+        break;
     }
 
     resource_ticks[image_index] = scheduler.CurrentTick();