First 30 seconds always buggy, laggy, etc

Check your (root, not user) Library/Logs/Diagnostic Reports folder for logs at the time of the freeze. These were happening to me too and we’re causing a “GPU Reset”. The issue has fixed itself after a NVRAM reset. I have posted about it in the forums here: Game Freeze and 'GPU Reset' in MacOS 10.15.1 - #4 by CatwalkGhost-2672