Steam Deck: first performance test with Forza Horizon 5 and more

Steam Deck approaches its world premiere. While Valve prepares the shipments of the first wave, scheduled for this February 28, different specialized media and content creators are receiving their final analysis unit and, therefore, the results begin to be published. After viewing the first unboxing (unpacked) official, the user The Phawx hDeck published a complete video on its YouTube channel of about one hour in which it analyzes point by point the performance of the new Valve laptop in the form of console. These are the results.

• Benchmarks, demonstrations and comparatives: Steam Deck points high
• Steam Deck: FPS and battery life

Benchmarks, demonstrations and comparatives: Steam Deck points high

The first conclusion that can be reached with Steam Deck is that it is a very powerful and very voluminous device . After comparing it with a graphics card NVIDIA GeForce MX450 ** - a recurring half-range chip in laptops from about 1000-1200 euros - the results are very even practically everything; Both in low and medium and high configurations.

When comparing it with other portable solutions from other Chinese manufacturers, such Deck the sounds GPD Win3 and Ayano Next -The lDeckt will give a lot to talk about in 2022-, we see that in video games Deck control (Remedy Entertainment) Sensibly superior refreshment rates in Steam Deck, ranging between 70 and 80 FPS; The 70s in Win3 and 57 FPS in Ayano.

Steam Deck: FPS and battery life

From all the video games analyzed, with a dedicated footage for Steet Fighter V and Devil May Cry V (CAPCOM), highlights Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games), which in high configuration reaches a refresh rate of 30 fps without pulling; While in low graphic configuration it moves at 60 fps without just problems.

The battery life will depend on the video game used and the performance of each title. The Phawx tries to explain it with different examples and Decksumptions. In most cDeckes the autonomy will range between 3 and 4 hours , which can be 2 hours if we use very demanding video games... or up 6 hours if what we want is to enjoy Independent Titles that barely demand work to the GPU. Soon there will be more test and tests of Steam Deck, including specialized media.

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