Avowed Steam Deck Performance Analysis: What to Expect and Best Settings
Avowed's performance on Steam Deck falls short of expectations, offering a compromised gaming experience compared to other platforms. Here's what you need to know about running the game on Valve's handheld device.
Performance Overview:
- Frame rates range from 20-35 FPS
- Significantly lower visual quality compared to PC and Xbox Series S
- Native resolution of 1280×800 impacts visual clarity
- Performance notably below Xbox Series S's 40 FPS average
Avowed running on Steam Deck
Resolution and Visual Quality:
- Native 1280×800 resolution results in less detailed visuals
- Upscaling helps but can't match PC or console quality
- Textures and environmental details appear notably reduced
Fantasy city bathed in orange light
Recommended Steam Deck Settings:
- System Resolution: 1280×800
- Graphics Preset: Low
- VSync: Off
- Ray Tracing: Off
- Motion Blur: Off
- AMD FidelityFX 3: Balanced/Quality
- FSR Sharpness: 35%
- Frame Rate Limit: 30
- FOV: 90
- Most quality settings: Low
- Texture Quality: Medium
- Anti-aliasing: Medium
Avowed running on Steam Deck
Additional Tips:
- Enable Compatibility and Proton Hotfix settings
- Avoid overloading advanced settings to maintain stable frame rates
- Consider adjusting individual settings based on personal preference between performance and visual quality
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