Elden Ring is one of the most highly anticipated action roleplay games featuring a vast world to explore with dungeons and monsters. The game is set in the third-person perspective, which means that it might consume a lot of processing power. The game is set to have aspects similar to Dark Souls which makes even more CPU and GPU intensive.
Want to play it on the go? Let’s share the best game settings to play Elden Ring on Steam Deck. These settings are according to the Elden Ring game requirements to maintain the most optimal gaming experience.
Elden Ring Best Settings for Steam Deck
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1280×800 |
| Windows Mode | Fullscreen |
| Terrain Quality | High |
| Antialiasing Quality | High |
| SSAO | Medium |
| Depth of Field | OFF |
| Motion blur | OFF |
| FidelityFX Sharpening | 0-50 |
| Field of View | 75 |
| Film Grain | OFF |
| Chromatic Aberration | OFF |
| Depth of Field | ON |
| Lens Flare | ON |
| Motion Blur | Low |
| Shadow Quality | Low |
| Lighting Quality | Medium |
| Effects Quality | Medium |
| Volumetric Quality | Medium |
| Reflection Quality | Low |
| Water Surface Quality | High |
| Shader Quality | Low |
| Global Illumination Quality | Low |
| Volumetric Fog Resolution | Medium |
| Grass Quality | Medium |
If you’re looking for a perfect blend of performance quality and better battery life, we recommend following the settings below. These settings will maintain the quality of graphics, allowing you to achieve 40 to 50 FPS at 720p resolution on medium settings.
The settings mentioned above will not affect cut scenes in any sense as they are pre-rendered. However, if you are still experiencing Elden Ring crashing on Steam Deck. This issue might occur due to Steam Deck overheating or due to varying processing speeds as well.
TCG Recommended Settings
| TDP Limit | 9 |
| Refresh Rate | 60 |
| FPS Limit | 30 |
| GPU Clock | Disabled |
In our experience, the above-mentioned hardware settings would get you the best Elden Ring gameplay experience on Steam Deck. Hence, we recommend you set the following settings for a balanced performance and battery-saving concept.
Estimated Battery Usage
| Temperature | 65-70 Celcius |
| TDP | 13-16 W |
| Estimated Playtime | 2.5-3 hours |
We recommend playing Elden Ring on Steam Deck while charging. However, if you want to play the game on battery life, then there is no limit to TDP consumption. Even if you have disabled the GPU clock, the battery will drain pretty quickly while playing Elden Ring on Steam Deck. However, we will update the stats after gathering reviews from the community to share their experience.
Final Words
If you are trying to run the game and it gets stuck on a black screen for a while indicating Elden Ring not working on Steam Deck, then we suggest applying these tricks for fixing Steam Deck freezing while gaming. Although restarting the game might do the trick. And that’s about it. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments to suggest how was your experience with Elden Ring on Steam Deck.
