Rejoice, Fallout 4 fans. Gone are the times when you would need to tinker with your Steam Deck settings to get the experience of Fallout 4 on the handheld. Well, the game is going to be Deck Verified soon, by the end of April. Although the game has been quite compatible with the Deck even without the Verified badge, it will surely give additional assurance to new players who are interested in purchasing the game to play on their handheld. That being said, if you didn’t know, Fallout 4 isn’t quite demanding when it comes to system requirements. It is considerate on this front, which is why the Steam Deck has no trouble running it. But if you want the best possible performance out of your Steam Deck while running Fallout 4, continue reading, as we have shared the best settings that you can apply to get just that.
Bethesda’s one of the most popular games, Fallout 4, is getting a free update on all platforms that is supposed to be released on April 25. This update will bring many QoL changes along with new content that fans have been waiting for. Well, we will not be discussing that for now; instead, what we are focusing on is the settings that you can apply in-game to get the best performance on your Deck. Since this update is bringing along the Deck Verified badge for the game, we are quite sure that the Fallout 4 experience on the Deck will be very smooth. However, a bit of customization to the in-game settings can further enhance the experience.
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Best Fallout 4 Steam Deck settings for high FPS & performance
As per player reports, Fallout 4’s performance on the Steam Deck is quite good. The game runs at 40–60 FPS, with major dips only occurring in heavily populated areas, which is to be expected. That said, here are the settings you can change:
Graphics Adapter and Resolution
- Aspect Ratio: 16:10 Widescreen
- Resolution: 1280×800 (you can lower it to get more FPS)
- Antialiasing: TAA (Best Quality)
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16 Samples
Detail: Advanced
Detail
- Texture Quality: High
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Shadow Distance: Ultra
- Decal Quality: High
- Lighting Quality: Ultra
- Godrays Quality: Medium
- Depth of Field: Bokeh
- Ambient Occlusion: SSAO
- Screen Space Reflections: Enabled
- Wetness: Enabled
- Rain Occlusion: Enabled
- Motion Blur: Disabled
- Lens Flare: Enabled
View Distance
- Object Fade: Maximum
- Actor Fade: Maximum
- Grass Fade: Maximum
- Item Fade: Maximum
- Distant Object Detail: Ultra
- Object Detail Fade: Ultra
Well, you can apply these settings and then check if the output it offers is satisfactory. If not, feel free to make changes as per your preferences. That said, we hope that you find this guide insightful and are able to run the game to its full potential. And, for more such interesting guides on all things gaming, consider visiting Android Gram for more such content.
