A 45fps one would be ideal for those games that aren’t quite as punishing as titles like Cyberpunk 2077. Valve managed to achieve such excellent frame pacing with the system-wide 30fps cap. I don’t know if that 45hz scenario will ever see the light of day, but I’m content taking Valve at their word that a more granular slider will be reinstated in a future OS update. The Steam Deck isn’t equipped with a Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) display, but imagine for a moment that Valve not only let you slide that frame rate cap up to 45fps, but automatically downclocked the display to 45hz to more easily prevent tearing and stutter. I’ve been playing a huge catalog of games on the Deck, and so many of them hit that sweet spot between 45 and 60fps, albeit with some jerky frames. This section of the Steam Deck performance tab used to have a granular slider with multiple stops along the way to 60fps.įollowing one of the frequent pre-launch OS updates that removed the slider in favor of a simple 30fps toggle, Valve emailed press explaining that it was “working on bringing back the full granular FPS slider,” but the company wanted to ensure it was reliable, stable and smooth at all settings. At one point, there was a more detailed frame limit slider that included 45fps. That feature already existed but was yanked out before the Deck launched.Īs someone who had a review unit roughly two weeks before the embargo lifted, I witnessed Valve make major tweaks to the Performance tab (the one that collects switches for FSR, Frame Cap, Power Limits, and GPU clock settings). I have an interesting story to tell you on that front. But that’s a demanding game, and I’m hearing a lot of gamers wishing for a happy medium between 30fps and 60fps caps. You can judge for yourself whether you prefer the right side or the left side. The above Cyberpunk 2077 video is a demonstration of the 30fps limiter in action on the Steam Deck.
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