DRG on Steam Deck OLED performs well, but I want to see how low I can push the TDP while maintaining playability. And I want to share it so others don’t have to go thru the hassle.
Assuming battery usage from 90% to 10%，so only 80%(40Wh) is used in playtime estimation.
All presets are tuned with Haz 5 difficulty. Different cave generation/ swarm sizes will cause dips and power hungry moments from time to time.
Modded difficulty are not tested.
(Cyro utility 2.0 used)
In game Settings:
Texture Quality:High , the rest all low.
Using DX12.
fov 103⁰.
Mods used:
-Remove decals
-No ragdolls
-Cyro cannon partical fix
-No flares.
Presets:
7w / 45fps (to be sync with 90Hz) / FSR 2 Ultra Quality / Gpu Auto/ ~4.5 HR / TotalDeckPow=11w
(This one is surprisingly stable, it even have headroom up to 50fps)
9w / 60fps / FSR 1 performance / Gpu Auto / ~3.5 HR / TotalDeckPow=14w
(Really like this one, used most when not desperate for battery.)
11w / 60fps / FSR 1 Ultra Quality / Gpu Auto / 2.5~3 HR / TotalDeckPow=16~17w
(Nice upgrade over the last one, couch gaming recommended!)
2024/4/29 Update, Aiming for nicer stability and no longer pins GPU (Valve fixed the apu’s power allocation)
🪨 & 🪨!
Would be cool if DRG got FSR 3
Sure would be, hope they don’t lower the resolution as aggressive as FSR2.