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Elden Ring
Biggest win
- Hard 60 FPS Engine Cap & 16:9 Aspect Ratio Lock
- Shader Compilation & Traversal Stutter
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Your Hardware
“See what actually runs on your rig.”
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Buy nowCyberpunk 2077
Biggest win
- Steam Friends Polling Stutter
- Ray Tracing VRAM & Frame Pacing Wall
WaitStarfield
Biggest issue
- Repetitive generated content layered over the curated content
- Shallow systems where the game sells width
Hardware Reality
What actually runs on your hardware?
6 measured entries for Steam Deck.
| Game | Status | FPS | Testing Notes & Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 40-45 FPS | Great performance after 2.0 |
| Elden Ring | Wait | 30-35 FPS | Occasional stutter in open areas |
 Hogwarts Legacy | Wait | 28-32 FPS | Shader compilation time on first boot |
| Starfield | Hold off | 18-24 FPS | Severe CPU bottleneck in New Atlantis |
 Baldur's Gate 3 | Buy now | 35-40 FPS | Runs great, Act 3 has minor drops in city |
 Red Dead Redemption 2 | Wait | 25-32 FPS | Long loading times; Saint Denis drops frames |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 48-58 FPS | VRR screen smooths out drops under 60 FPS |
| Elden Ring | Buy now | 42-52 FPS | Solid 45+ fps in open fields on 25W Turbo |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Wait | 36-44 FPS | Occasional traversal hitches in Hogsmeade |
| Starfield | Wait | 28-36 FPS | Requires 25W plugged mode for stability |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 45-55 FPS | Integer scaling keeps 800p razor sharp on the 1600p screen |
| Elden Ring | Buy now | 40-48 FPS | Huge 8.8 inch canvas provides unmatched clarity |
| Starfield | Wait | 26-34 FPS | Plugged mode mandatory for smooth exploration |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Wait | 58-72 FPS | Ray tracing off is mandatory; VRAM maxes out with RT enabled |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Wait | 52-61 FPS | Severe VRAM spikes in Hogsmeade cause stutter |
| Starfield | Wait | 47-60 FPS | CPU and memory bandwidth bottlenecks in major hubs |
| Elden Ring | Buy now | 55-60 FPS | Holds locked 60 in dungeons; open field drops to 52 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 74-92 FPS | Frame Generation required for Ray Tracing |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Buy now | 68-84 FPS | None at 1080p High; Ultra textures trigger VRAM stutter |
| Starfield | Wait | 60-78 FPS | Akila City and New Atlantis dip to 54 FPS on CPU spikes |
| Elden Ring | Buy now | 60 FPS Locked | Flawless locked 60 FPS throughout Lands Between |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Buy now | 85-105 FPS | Act 3 holds 70+ FPS with DLSS Quality |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 98-124 FPS | Flawless Ray Tracing experience; safe memory buffer |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Buy now | 92-110 FPS | Zero texture pop-in or stutter in Hogsmeade |
| Starfield | Buy now | 85-105 FPS | Smooth 80+ FPS even inside heavily populated cities |
| Elden Ring | Buy now | 60 FPS Locked | Locked at engine maximum 60 FPS without a single hitch |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Buy now | 115-135 FPS | Effortlessly powers through dense Act 3 crowds |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 58-60 FPS | Near-locked 60 FPS; Ray Tracing mode drops to 30 FPS |
| Elden Ring | Wait | 45-60 FPS | Frame pacing stutters without VRR display; runs best via PS4 app |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Buy now | 60 FPS | Rock solid 60 FPS; Fidelity with Ray Tracing has input lag |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Buy now | 50-60 FPS | Act 1 & 2 locked at 60 FPS; Act 3 city dips to low 40s |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Buy now | 58-60 FPS | Very clean 60 FPS with excellent VRR smoothing on Series X |
| Elden Ring | Wait | 45-60 FPS | Hardware VRR smooths out open field dips effectively |
| Starfield | Buy now | 60 FPS (Series X) | Patch added official 60 FPS performance mode; holds 50-60 in cities |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Buy now | 60 FPS | Stable 60 FPS; HFR mode available on 120Hz displays |
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