TLJ update leads to massive stuttering and 100% cpu/gpu usage

Hello,

As of the recent TLJ patch battlefront went from a nice smooth 60 fps to a stuttering mess.  Starting up BF2 leads to an immediate cpu/gpu usage to throttle to 100% and my GPU even makes periodic noises. The intro and end round cinematic no longer work, the stuttering renders the game unplayable and there even seems to be a temporary "burn" of doors and forestry on my screen while moving.  

This issue has not affected any of my other games on Origin or Steam, nor have I had this issue prior to the TLJ update. 

I disabled DX12, Screen rendering, reset my video config files, etc but nothing has helped. I even tried rolling back to 17.11.1 drivers...

Specs:

RX 480 

i5-3570k 

16 gb ram

Thanks.

EDIT: Is this an issue on DICE's end or has anyone found a fix?