Drop your graphics settings
Some games just won’t run on high graphics settings. Even those deemed to be “a great experience” on Steam Deck struggle when you dial up the video settings. Control, for example, stuttered at the console’s native 1280×800-pixel resolution as hoards of Hiss-possessed enemies filled the screen. Dropping the resolution down to 720p fixed the frame rate drops without sacrificing the visuals.
The important thing to remember here is that the Steam Deck runs on a custom AMD chip with RDNA 2 graphics, not some high-powered GPU and discrete graphics card combo. Just keep your expectations in check and don’t get frustrated if a game doesn’t run perfectly at the default settings.
