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gadrisenarega Sep 11, 2022 @ 12:41am
Steam Deck vs PS4 performance
Do AAA games on the Steam Deck run better than on the PS4? Should I expect better graphics and FPS? 🤔
EDIT: And I mean each console running the games at their respective native resolutions, of course. I know the PS4 res is higher than the Deck's, but that's not my question...
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Originally posted by PopinFRESH:
Steam Deck is about 1.6 TFLOPS RDNA2 GPU cores
PS4 is about 1.84 TFLOPS GCN2 GPU cores
PS4 Pro is about 4.19 TFLOPS GCN4 GPU cores

So just considering floating point performance of the GPU cores the Steam Deck is about on par with the PS4, however, RDNA2 is a significantly more performant architecture than GCN2. Overall the Steam Deck is somewhere in between the PS4 and PS4 Pro, however, it supports more modern GPU features that will improve fidelity compared to the GCN architecture in PS4/Pro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq-VTGrfXrE
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bean Sep 11, 2022 @ 12:58am 
yes, absolutely
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Prezidentas Sep 11, 2022 @ 1:09am 
At 1080p definitely PS4 is faster. But the screen is small and lower resolution so it's probably fine
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SimpleSimon Sep 11, 2022 @ 1:13am 
Your wanting to compare a battery powered handheld to a plugged in the wall console? :O
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gadrisenarega Sep 11, 2022 @ 3:50am 
Originally posted by SimpleSimon:
Your wanting to compare a battery powered handheld to a plugged in the wall console? :O
I want to compare the performance of the games. As far as I've seen, the Deck manages to run many AAA games at better graphic settings and FPS than the base PS4 (both platforms running at their respective native resolutions, of course). But I wanted to ask directly to the community about their experience.
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Hiro Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:11am 
You cannot compare them directly.
Your question kinda makes no sense.

With that said, for most games running on Deck will have better graphics and possibly better performance than on PS4.

However you are in control, while on PS4 you cannot change graphics settings on Deck all depends on how you tweak the graphics settings within the game.

At the end of the day, Deck is a PC.
You may choose quality over performance or vice-versa.
You can install mods to help with graphics / performance, etc...
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Prezidentas Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:13am 
Originally posted by gadrisenarega:
Originally posted by SimpleSimon:
Your wanting to compare a battery powered handheld to a plugged in the wall console? :O
I want to compare the performance of the games. As far as I've seen, the Deck manages to run many AAA games at better graphic settings and FPS than the base PS4 (both platforms running at their respective native resolutions, of course). But I wanted to ask directly to the community about their experience.
that should be correct
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gadrisenarega Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:23am 
Originally posted by Hiro:
You cannot compare them directly.
Your question kinda makes no sense.

With that said, for most games running on Deck will have better graphics and possibly better performance than on PS4.

However you are in control, while on PS4 you cannot change graphics settings on Deck all depends on how you tweak the graphics settings within the game.

At the end of the day, Deck is a PC.
You may choose quality over performance or vice-versa.
You can install mods to help with graphics / performance, etc...

I mean each console running the games at their respective native resolutions, of course. I know the PS4 res is higher than the Deck's and, therefore, is technically more powerful, but that's not my question...
With that being said, you actually answered my question, so thanks!
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smidlee Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:57am 
Don't forget at one time Elder Ring ran better on the Deck than high end PC. Software makes a difference but I would say the Deck is close of being a handheld PS4.
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SimpleSimon Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:59am 
Something else to be considered is that games made for PS4 are optimised for that system since it is locked on Spec, pc and similar systems can vary greatly with many different components resulting in a huge variance in user experience on the same game.
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OGNocturnal Sep 11, 2022 @ 5:15am 
Yes the deck is a better performer over the standard PS4.
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THE DEATH Sep 11, 2022 @ 5:21am 
PS4 are better ofcource. But Steam Deck can do anything because it's a PC.
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Lecuistot Sep 11, 2022 @ 6:27am 
Originally posted by THE DEATH:
PS4 are better ofcource. But Steam Deck can do anything because it's a PC.

wrong. totally wrong. It's far to be a PC.
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smidlee Sep 11, 2022 @ 6:30am 
Steam deck is totally PC (perfect cool) device.
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Prezidentas Sep 11, 2022 @ 6:42am 
Originally posted by Legangsta:
Originally posted by THE DEATH:
PS4 are better ofcource. But Steam Deck can do anything because it's a PC.

wrong. totally wrong. It's far to be a PC.
Steam deck is an IBM PC-compatible. The PS4 is not, as it lacks a lot of hardware components.
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bean Sep 11, 2022 @ 9:46am 
Originally posted by Brother Bedlam:
Yes the deck is a better performer over the standard PS4.

I am glad someone else tried to speak truth.


I answered quickly because I did not think I would need to elaborate.

Originally posted by bean:
yes, absolutely

Side by side comparison with my ps4 pro where BOTH are docked to an external monitor running 1080p. The steam deck can get FAR better performance at the same settings or run much higher settings at the same clunky speeds as the ps4 pro.

Games tested:
Witcher 3
Subnautica 1
Doom
others
(but honestly Witcher and Subnautica settled it for me)

If you trawl through the forums you will find the posts I made about it back when I first got my deck.
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