From Ars Technica · · 1m 30s
Steam Deck frame rate data shows real performance
Valve now shares actual FPS numbers from Steam Deck players, revealing that verified status doesn't always match how games actually run.
In brief
Valve now shares actual FPS numbers from Steam Deck players, revealing that verified status doesn't always match how games actually run. Valve released anonymized frame rate data from Steam Deck players to help buyers understand actual game performance beyond the Verified badge. Originally reported by Ars Technica.
Verified badge doesn't tell the whole story
Since Valve announced its Steam Deck Verified program in two thousand twenty-one, players have found that a game's Verified status doesn't always match how well it actually runs on the handheld.
Valve now shares real frame rate numbers
Valve has been collecting anonymized frame rate data from Steam players who opt in since February.
Same badge, wildly different performance
Cyberpunk two thousand seventy-seven and Skyrim Special Edition both earn the same Steam Deck Verified badge, but Cyberpunk sees average Deck frame rates in the thirty to forty FPS range, while Skyrim usually achieves fifty…
Unsupported games often run surprisingly well
Games marked Unsupported like Starfield, Silent Hill two, and Assassin's Creed Syndicate show extremely playable frame rates from actual Steam Deck users.
Data helps judge single-player performance
Watch Dogs two is officially Unsupported on Steam Deck because of anti-cheat compatibility issues, but Steam Deck players report averages of forty plus FPS on the game's single-player modes.
Valve exploring frame rate tool for PC gamers
Back in April, JSON files in the Steam client pointed to a potential Steam Framerate Estimator tool that could let users select an app and PC config to get estimated framerates based on other Steam…
The short version
Valve released anonymized frame rate data from Steam Deck players to help buyers understand actual game performance beyond the Verified badge.
