FPS drops on gtx 970. Patch?

This trial is supposed to make you want the game, not the opposite! There is stuttering on all resolutions that is just an indication of a bad port. I like the storyline but I'm probably not going to buy it or pre-order it thanks to this trial. 

I've got a 1080ti, have the game on an ssd, running ryzen 1700 oc 4ghz. This game gives me stutters all over the place every 1-2 minutes. The cpu and gpu utilization is haphazard at best.