diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index 69cad972d4..634c95c0c1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ VKGSRender::VKGSRender(utils::serial* ar) noexcept : GSRender(ar)
 	semaphore_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO;
 
 	// VRAM allocation
+	// This first set is bound persistently, so grow notifications are enabled.
 	m_attrib_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT, VK_ATTRIB_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "attrib buffer", 0x400000, VK_TRUE);
 	m_fragment_env_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_UBO_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_low_latency, "fragment env buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
 	m_vertex_env_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_UBO_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_low_latency, "vertex env buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
@@ -517,7 +518,8 @@ VKGSRender::VKGSRender(utils::serial* ar) noexcept : GSRender(ar)
 	m_fragment_constants_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_UBO_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_low_latency, "fragment constants buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
 	m_transform_constants_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_TRANSFORM_CONSTANTS_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "transform constants buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
 	m_raster_env_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_UBO_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_low_latency, "raster env buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
-	m_instancing_buffer_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_TRANSFORM_CONSTANTS_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "instancing data buffer", 0x10000, VK_TRUE);
+	// Below here, we do not bind these persistently. Each draw call specifies the range manually so we do not need heap_grow notifications.
+	m_instancing_buffer_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT, VK_TRANSFORM_CONSTANTS_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "instancing data buffer");
 	m_index_buffer_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_INDEX_BUFFER_BIT, VK_INDEX_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "index buffer");
 	m_texture_upload_buffer_ring_info.create(VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_TEXTURE_UPLOAD_RING_BUFFER_SIZE_M * 0x100000, vk::heap_pool_default, "texture upload buffer", 32 * 0x100000);