Game Settings
Resident Evil 4 Steam Deck settings and performance
Steam Deck rating
5 total scores
Score distribution
- Excellent5 / 50
- Good4 / 53
- Playable3 / 52
- Poor2 / 50
- Broken1 / 50
Settings snapshot
Independent medians come from reported fields. Each may use different observations, so this is not one setup.
- Compatibility
- Verified
- FPS target
- 40 FPS
- Resolution
- 720p
- Graphics preset
- Low
Featured Steam Deck setups
Published Mar 24, 2023High confidence · Article - 720p
- Low preset
- 30 FPS target
- Locked or nearly locked
- Balanced upscaling
- FSR
- FSR 2
- Proton Experimental
Measured FPS: 30 minimum, 60 maximum
- Output resolution
- 1280x720
- Graphics preset
- Low
- Upscaling
- FSR 2.0 Balanced
- Frame-rate cap
- 30 FPS
- Proton
- Proton Experimental
- Measured frame-rate range
- 30-60 FPS
Reports (5)
Detailed community reports and sourced reports behind the score.
Sourced reportretroresolve.com720p, Custom preset, 60 FPS target
The author completed a full Steam Deck playthrough at 1280x720 with low and custom settings and FSR 2 Performance; performance stayed near 40-45 FPS but dipped in busy scenes.
720p · Custom preset · 60 FPS target
Frequent dips · Performance upscaling · FSR · FSR 2
Article: Resident Evil 4 Steam Deck Settings.View source (opens in a new tab)— Equivalent source rating
Sourced reporttoucharcade.comDefault preset, 40 FPS target
TouchArcade reports launch-week Steam Deck play and says the default preset works well; 30 or 40 FPS targets provide very good image quality with some drops in busy areas.
Default preset · 40 FPS target
Mostly stable
Article: Steam Deck review frame-rate paragraph.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced reportdestructoid.comLow preset
Destructoid directly captured the full game on Steam Deck and reports maintaining at least 40 FPS in the village brawl with Low settings and the article's system tweaks.
Low preset
Mostly stable
Article: Best settings and Steam Deck performance sections.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced reportdexerto.com720p, Low preset, 30 FPS target
Dexerto reports direct full-game testing at 1280x720, Low, and FSR 2 Balanced, holding a solid 30 FPS without the earlier demo's intermittent dips.
720p · Low preset · 30 FPS target
Locked or nearly locked · Balanced upscaling · FSR · FSR 2 · Proton Experimental
Article: Does it run and recommended settings sections.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
Sourced reportrockpapershotgun.comCustom preset
Rock Paper Shotgun reports direct full-game testing with a customized performance preset and FSR 2 Performance, averaging about 38 FPS in the hardest scene and 45-50 FPS elsewhere.
Custom preset
Mostly stable · Performance upscaling · FSR · FSR 2 · Proton Experimental
Article: Steam Deck performance and alternative settings paragraphs.View source (opens in a new tab)— Score mapped from cited evidence
