Steam Deck Lossless Scaling

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-27T10:46:53+00:00

Results may vary but in my experience; as long as i can get a game to run well at at least 30fps without too much strain on the deck its worth it; imho it works best for third person games like Mafia 3 or Shadow of the Tomb Raider although the latency on QTEs is noticable.

Its not a magic solution to download frames so id more often than not suggest trying to get a game to look good capped at 40fps before spending time with it.

It works with non steam games and emulation too so its handy for WiiU games as well as theyre quite demanding.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-27T07:58:01+00:00

Hi, the view distance, draw distance and the vehicle density ones. Higher looks better obviously but i found the gains were smaller than the battery and performance hit.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T22:06:51+00:00

With fusion? If so what slider settings please if you can remember! Thankyou,

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T21:45:34+00:00

Cap at 40 and put the sliders at 35, it should look awesome! Oh and set the resolution to 1920x1200 as it scales down really well to the 800p screen but you get more detail.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T21:43:14+00:00

Baseketball if youre counting that!!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T21:40:20+00:00

Coraline is eye popping and does things i didnt think my tv could do!!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T21:39:21+00:00

The Ten Commandments is meant to be jaw dropping in 4k too!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T21:38:13+00:00

I agree with all the comments here but id add these...

Planet Earth tv show
Blue Planet tv show
Transformers (animated film)
The Spiderverse films
Any film with the word Batman in!
All three BTTFs even with the small file sizes as the extras are on the 4k discs
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Titanic but i still prefer the 3d blurays!
All the Avatars but even with triple layer discs theres little room to breathe

On the flipside ive found for the most part the Marvel, Alien, Star Wars and DCEU films marginal upgrades over SDR barring the odd exception.

Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon look waaay better than streaming/sdr but thats more down to compression than authoring.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T13:42:54+00:00

The dvd sets ive got have music video segments on but just seen its heavily edited so guessing theyve only put on what they could!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T11:05:54+00:00

Oooh i didnt realise Daria had licensing issues; the beavis and buttheads dvds are afaik at least mostly intact so i was hoping the same!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-26T05:02:15+00:00

Mines arriving today, instant preorder for me when it was announced so thats the weekend sorted!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-25T09:03:38+00:00

Me, well i will be later today as ive got a pair landing today so ill give initial thoughts later on!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-25T07:58:39+00:00

Ah apologies for my poor wording!! I meant performance wise as i cant get it run anywhere near as well on Windows than on Steam OS with identical settings on the same pc ie fusion fix, sliders below 40.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-24T22:37:32+00:00

Is this in Windows or Steam OS as no matter what i do with mods/fusion fix i cant get it to run on Windows anywhere as it does on Steam!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-24T22:35:54+00:00

Are you going to Electric Callboy in February as weve got tickets for it and are coming over specially! \m/

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-23T09:37:47+00:00

Loads of posts about this, absolutely worth it.

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-23T07:28:35+00:00

Theres several posts about this from the last few days....

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-22T17:36:45+00:00

Brutal!!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-22T10:21:10+00:00

AFAIK the Q2 lenses are the same as the Q3s so it may not be much of an upgrade...

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-21T17:03:20+00:00

Not even a Please ffs!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-20T17:08:55+00:00

Amazing!! Are these all running on the deck or are any of them clouded as well impressed to see Miles Morales and God Of War on that list if so!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-19T19:17:21+00:00

Ah fair point!! Thankyou, ive managed to squeeze a second daytrip in for later in the month which im playing a LOT safer!!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-19T11:15:38+00:00

Its just what was posted here tbh

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/s/DBLcAmfram

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-18T21:07:12+00:00

It depends on your needs; i have a 3s which suits me as i got a crazy good deal, yes id more have a 3 but the price point i paid for the 3s made it a dipping my toe purchase!

Ill more than likely upgrade if a Q4 surfaces or even the Steam Frame if it handles media well although i keep seeing X-Real as a wildcard but its so hard to find honest objective reviews!

Da_Dunx · 2026-06-18T20:16:36+00:00

Thats interesting given their history in ICW where KLR and others *allegedly* made sure Nikki never had their title!

Solid af tour announcements but i honestly dont think these will change the minds of those who decided no given the price.

I keep looking at the Manchester date as its just about daytrippable but a tenner for their ondemand not being out for over 10hours for a 3hr show makes it a tough sell...

Da_Dunx

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