Nier Automata is a carefully crafted JRPG that has remained one of the most popular in the genre through the years. Its addictive gameplay loop, character development, and storytelling are key reasons for this. Well, despite being not officially verified, it runs pretty well on the Steam Deck. This is excellent news because it allows players to enjoy the experience on the go without any major issues. However, without the best settings selected, you won’t be getting the most out of your Deck while playing this game. So, we have shared all the required settings to get high FPS and performance in Nier Automata on your Steam Deck.
It is common knowledge that the Steam Deck is not as powerful as a PC. This means you are going to get mid-range FPS in titles like Nier Automata while running it on the device. While this is good enough to play, it also needs to look good, right? In this guide, we are going to be looking at settings that will get you around the 40fps mark or the 60fps mark while also making sure the game looks good and the battery lasts as long as it can.
Best Nier Automata Steam Deck settings for high FPS & performance
As you must have already figured out, there are a variety of settings to run this game in. The most popular Steam Deck settings will give you about 40 FPS in-game. Since this setting configuration uses high-default graphics, the game will also look and feel stunning. For this, you are going to need to turn the Simultaneous Multithreading option off. Once turned off, apply these settings to your Steam Deck:
- Screen Refresh Rate: 40fps
- Framerate Limit: 40fps
- Average Framerate: 40fps
- TDP Limit: 8w
- Resolution: 1200×800
Once this is done, head over to the in-game Settings menu, make sure to turn off Vsync, turn on Anti-Aliasing, and set it to SMAA. Now, set the Graphics Preset to Medium and enjoy the game.
60FPS?
If you really want to play the game at 60 FPS, you are going to have to sacrifice battery life as a consequence. For the absolute maximum framerates and gaming experience, use these settings:
- Resolution: 1200×800
- Screen Mode: Full Screen
- VSync: On
- Graphics Preset: Custom
- Anti-Aliasing: 16x
- Textures: x16
- Blur: Off
- Shadows: High
- Effects: High
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Global Illumination: Medium
- FidelityFX Cas: On
- FidelityFX Cas Level: 3-4
With these settings, you can expect to play this game for about 90 minutes or so on your Deck with a full charge, as you will also be using the full power of the machine (or close to it) so be prepared for heating or other performance-related issues. We recommend playing with the screen brightness a little lower to make sure there is no flickering or overheating of the screen or the device.
We would also like to point out that these settings are compatible with Proton versions 7.0–7.5 and SteamOS builds 3.1 and above. Anyway, these are the best settings to play Nier: Automata on the Steam Deck. If you found this guide helpful and would like to read more such content, make sure to visit Android Gram daily.
