@thelinuxcast@iantriggs I noticed that weird stuff like this simply went away when I compiled mesa from src. I also noticed my RX7800XT running 3c to 7c cooler after this.
Could it be that SuSE's package has had the same level of care that Manjaro's has had which is to say half-hearted at best?
I dunno. But since getting the AMD card and switching to 100% Wayland, I've been reasonably happy with most things and haven't had show stoppers.