Obsidian’s newest RPG, Avowed, is an actual gem, simply do not count on to take it with you on the go. In addition to crashing on startup on the ASUS ROG Ally in {hardware} author Nick Evanson’s Avowed efficiency evaluation, I’ve discovered that the sport runs booboo at greatest on the extra ubiquitous Steam Deck.
Avowed stays tagged with an “unknown” Steam Deck compatibility score on its retailer web page, however I made a decision to provide it a shot and see if it could possibly be stretched to a playable body fee on the hand-held. Its minimal required GPU, the GTX 1070, got here out all the way in which again in 2016, and up to date RPGs with 10-series minimal specs like Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Elden Ring have all been capable of hit 30fps on the Deck. Unfortunately, Avowed will not be becoming a member of their ranks.
Just exploring the open world with each setting minimized and FSR efficiency enabled, I used to be getting a sluggish 20-25 fps, and I did not even trouble attempting to get right into a struggle with these numbers. I suppose you may go additional and take a look at reducing the decision beneath the Deck’s 1280×800 native res along with the upscaling, however at that time we’re reaching a state nicely beneath probably the most bold, ill-considered Nintendo Switch ports when it comes to “you do not have to reside like this.”
It is smart with Avowed primarily concentrating on 30fps on Xbox Series consoles, and the GTX 1070 min spec is a step above the GTX 1060 or 970 demanded by so many video games that may attain playable body charges on Deck. Avowed remains to be nicely price experiencing sitting upright at your desktop, although, and I’ve discovered it to have fairly clean efficiency at medium-high settings and 1440p on an RTX 3070. For a full breakdown of Avowed’s efficiency throughout varied {hardware} configurations and resolutions, you possibly can try Nick’s in-depth Avowed efficiency evaluation.
