https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93649
--- Comment #62 from pandiculationfinch@gmail.com --- I finally found the root cause for my problems.
Turns out my CPU was overheating. But I only stressed it enough when playing games and nothing showed up in the logs about a shutdown due to heat. Once i resolved the overheating all my games ran smoothly with no crashes. apologies for the noise.
Wish I had found it sooner.