Uncharted 4 for Steam Deck
The latest installment of the Uncharted saga is now available on Steam thanks to Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, the compilation that brings together all the installments of the saga and with which we will enjoy the incredible adventures of Nathan Drake. And Chloe Fraser. Well, the game is perfectly compatible with Steam Deck as indicated in the product sheet, but the youtuber The Phawx He wanted to clarify as much as possible how far we can go graphically with the small console.
Ultra graphics at 30 FPS… on Windows
The video in question shows that it is possible Play Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on a Steam Deck with graphics on Ultra quality and with a frame rate of 30 images per second. But the trick is that to get it you need to install Windows 11 22h2 on the console. And it is that the tests have not been carried out in the original operating system of the device, but Windows 11 has been installed to take full advantage of the graphical peculiarities.
The advantage of having a screen with 720p resolution is that the work that the processor must do is less than if it had to work in Full HD, so with the right settings, the performance of the game can reach surprising values. For example, with a render resolution of 752 x 423 pixels and the AMD FSR 2 scaling option set to “balanced”, the game runs at 40 FPS with peaks up to 50 FPS.
But if what you prefer is to have the native resolution of the panel, you can disable the FSR and lock the frame rate at 30 FPS, and keep in the advanced graphics settings everything at Ultra quality. The result is surprising.
Can you play at 60 FPS?
No, it will be impossible for you. The conclusions of The Phawx is that you will be able to choose between two options: play perfectly 40fps with good graphics and with a range of 2 and a half hour batteryor opt for the best possible graphics to 30fps with a duration of 90 minute battery.
If you are looking for the 60 FPS experience, the closest you can get is to stabilize and lock the frame rate at 50 FPS, but for this you will have to set the graphics to low quality, and in his view, the graphic sacrifice is too much to end up having 90 minutes of autonomy.
The summary would be this:
Play at 40 FPS with good graphics
- FSR activated in Balanced
- Shadows: Low
- Reflexes: Low
- Ambient Occlusion: Low
- Battery life: Between 2 and a half hours and 3 hours
Play at 30 FPS in Ultra quality
- FSR off
- Advanced Graphics: All in Ultra
- Battery life: 90 minutes
Play at 50 FPS
- FSR Ultra Performance
- Advanced Graphics: All Low
- Battery life: 90 minutes
