DOUBLING the FPS in Starfield on the Steam Deck Deck Dive

We’re back with a return to form, with the first Deck Dive in 5 months! Today we’re pushing the Deck as hard as possible to get every frame we can out of Starfield.

Videos Mentioned:

CryoUtilities 2.0 & 4GB VRAM: https://youtu.be/C9EjXYZUqUs

Other Links:

Steam Deck Essentials Mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/538
Read the article for this video on SDHQ: https://steamdeckhq.com/doubling-starfield-framerate-on-steam-deck/

Starfield Paths:

Installation Folder (Internal Drive): /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Starfield
Documents Folder: /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1716740/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/Starfield
Shadercache Folder: /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/shadercache/1716740

Disable TAA:

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Chapters:

00:00 – Opening Words
00:25 – Introduction
01:15 – Testing Methodology
02:14 – A Note On Overclocking
03:24 – The Bass Line
03:47 – Find that Bottleneck!
05:23 – A Word About Starfield
05:57 – 4GB VRAM Results
06:22 – CU2 Results
06:56 – Mod Introduction
07:08 – Mod Installation
08:15 – Mod and Performance INI Results
08:47 – Bottlenecks 2.0
09:06 – Mod and Quality INI Results
09:34 – Dynamic Resolution Results
10:06 – How to Disable TAA
10:32 – Disabled TAA Results
10:53 – Overclocking Results
11:18 – Testing Recap
12:21 – Other Things I Tried
12:32 – Settings Intro
12:45 – Performance
13:14 – Battery Saver
13:41 – Quality
14:07 – Docked
14:36 – Conclusion

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