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Steam Deck rating
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The publication's Deck testing recorded 80–90 FPS in general play, with drops below 70 during combat and roughly 80 FPS in NPC-heavy Diamond City. It recommended restoring the launcher, selecting high settings, and disabling motion blur and god rays.
High preset
Mostly stable
Benchmark: Can you play Fallout 4 on Steam Deck?.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Testing of Fallout 4's locked default Steam Deck preset through the opening hour found that it held its 60 FPS target quite well, with only minor dips into the high 50s.
Default preset · 60 FPS target
Locked or nearly locked
Benchmark: Fallout 4 Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck visuals and performance section.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Windows Central directly tested Fallout 4 on Steam Deck at 1280x800 with a mostly Medium custom configuration and reported 50-60 FPS most of the time with occasional dips into the 40s.
800p · Custom preset
Mostly stable
Article: Best Fallout 4 settings for Steam Deck.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence