Due to limited pins, cartridge/ main memory access and VRAM access are multiplexed over one same bus.
4-cycles are divided as follows:
Diagram:
CT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ___________ ___ CLK ____| |___________| _ __ __ __ __ __ CK |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| | ____ _____________________ EALE |_____| _____ ECS ________________| |_________ ________________ _________ WR |_____| ____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ___ ADDR ____X_WR__X_VR1_X_WR__X_VR2_X___ ____ _____ _____ _____ DATA ____>-----<_VR1_X_WR__X_VR2_>---
Note that VRAM/WRAM seperation is based on function unit: Only PPU accesses VRAM on cycle 2 and 4. If CPU accesses VRAM, it would still happen on cycle 3.