UPDATE:
Vulkan was the issue. I've never had problems before of running games on vulkan and many times it would improve my fps, but this time turning Vulkan rendering on in the video settings was problematic for this specific game.
Switching back to DirextX and restarting the game allows me to...
Computer specs:
CPU: 7950x3D (latest chipset drivers)
GPU: RTX 4080 FE (up to date drivers)
RAM: 64GB DDR5 6000MHz
Storage: 2tb NVME PCie gen 3
OS: Windows 11 (latest update)
Monitor: 1440p@165hz
Extra note:
ProcessLassoed steam.exe and steam games to use the 3D CCD only as to not have the OS...