Does the steam deck let you do 1440p 165hz?

[I'm unemployed]

I have a USB C doc that supports it on my laptop but i cant get it to work in steamOS or windows. only lets me do 1440p 60hz

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-usb-c-to-4k-hdmi-multiport-adapter-with-power-delivery-white/5577934.p?skuId=5577934

The dongle is what i have

[Asrah]

Try 1440/120. 1440/165 is outside of the limitations for 10gbps cables.
There's probably a bandwidth calculator out there somewhere.

[I'm unemployed]

In the settings it doesnt show an option for anything above 60. it DOES show 1440p though. even when i do 1080p it only shows 60hz

[knoxvilles_joker]

This is not a powerful computer. It is just a fancy smart phone with a simple video card. It is not going to have the power to do anything above 60fps especially at higher resolutions. Also remember that the device also has a tendency to get hot and thee are not massive cooling options for it. Also remember the case is plastic, not metal so heat will also deform the case longer term. If you are wanting to do a super high framerate on newer games, get a full on gaming PC. GPUS and FPGAs are entirely limited by the processor that controls them and are subject to the laws of thermodynamics. Please bear that in mind.

[Minneyar]

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

This is not a powerful computer. It is just a fancy smart phone with a simple video card.

The Steam Deck has a 4-core x64 Zen 2 CPU and an RDNA2 GPU, which is roughly the equivalent of a GeForce 1050 in terms of raw TFLOPs. It's not a high-end gaming machine, but by no means is it a "fancy smart phone"; it's more comparable to a low to mid-range gaming laptop.

It's absolutely capable of driving a monitor at at least 1440p @ 144 Hz. I'm doing so right now through a Kensington Thunderbolt dock. I can't say whether 165 Hz will work or not, my monitors don't go that fast. Whether it can actually play games at that rate or not depends entirely on the game; sure, you won't get that on Modern Warfare II, but it'll be fine for plenty of older or retro games.

From a command line in desktop mode, you can run "xrandr" to list all of the modes supported by all of the connected devices, and you can also use it to change them; i.e., if it says you have a display connected to DP-0 that supports 1440p @ 144 Hz, you can change it to that mode by running "xrandr --output DP-0 --mode 2560x1440 --rate 144".

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

Also remember the case is plastic, not metal so heat will also deform the case longer term.

The Steam Deck does not get hot enough to warp its case under normal operating temperatures. It's not 3D printed from PLA or anything with a low melting temperature like that.

[I'm unemployed]

Originally posted by Minneyar:

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

This is not a powerful computer. It is just a fancy smart phone with a simple video card.

The Steam Deck has a 4-core x64 Zen 2 CPU and an RDNA2 GPU, which is roughly the equivalent of a GeForce 1050 in terms of raw TFLOPs. It's not a high-end gaming machine, but by no means is it a "fancy smart phone"; it's more comparable to a low to mid-range gaming laptop.

It's absolutely capable of driving a monitor at at least 1440p @ 144 Hz. I'm doing so right now through a Kensington Thunderbolt dock. I can't say whether 165 Hz will work or not, my monitors don't go that fast. Whether it can actually play games at that rate or not depends entirely on the game; sure, you won't get that on Modern Warfare II, but it'll be fine for plenty of older or retro games.

From a command line in desktop mode, you can run "xrandr" to list all of the modes supported by all of the connected devices, and you can also use it to change them; i.e., if it says you have a display connected to DP-0 that supports 1440p @ 144 Hz, you can change it to that mode by running "xrandr --output DP-0 --mode 2560x1440 --rate 144".

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

Also remember the case is plastic, not metal so heat will also deform the case longer term.

The Steam Deck does not get hot enough to warp its case under normal operating temperatures. It's not 3D printed from PLA or anything with a low melting temperature like that.

so i did use the command and my dongle just doesnt support anything over 1440p 60hz. on the listing page it DOES say it can do 4K 30hz. so im assuming the dongle is just old. But this did help thank you

[I'm unemployed]

Originally posted by Minneyar:

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

This is not a powerful computer. It is just a fancy smart phone with a simple video card.

The Steam Deck has a 4-core x64 Zen 2 CPU and an RDNA2 GPU, which is roughly the equivalent of a GeForce 1050 in terms of raw TFLOPs. It's not a high-end gaming machine, but by no means is it a "fancy smart phone"; it's more comparable to a low to mid-range gaming laptop.

It's absolutely capable of driving a monitor at at least 1440p @ 144 Hz. I'm doing so right now through a Kensington Thunderbolt dock. I can't say whether 165 Hz will work or not, my monitors don't go that fast. Whether it can actually play games at that rate or not depends entirely on the game; sure, you won't get that on Modern Warfare II, but it'll be fine for plenty of older or retro games.

From a command line in desktop mode, you can run "xrandr" to list all of the modes supported by all of the connected devices, and you can also use it to change them; i.e., if it says you have a display connected to DP-0 that supports 1440p @ 144 Hz, you can change it to that mode by running "xrandr --output DP-0 --mode 2560x1440 --rate 144".

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

Also remember the case is plastic, not metal so heat will also deform the case longer term.

The Steam Deck does not get hot enough to warp its case under normal operating temperatures. It's not 3D printed from PLA or anything with a low melting temperature like that.

Also the steam deck can handle Toontown way over 144fps and i wanted to run light games in high framerates

[knoxvilles_joker]

Originally posted by Minneyar:

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

This is not a powerful computer. It is just a fancy smart phone with a simple video card.

The Steam Deck has a 4-core x64 Zen 2 CPU and an RDNA2 GPU, which is roughly the equivalent of a GeForce 1050 in terms of raw TFLOPs. It's not a high-end gaming machine, but by no means is it a "fancy smart phone"; it's more comparable to a low to mid-range gaming laptop.

It's absolutely capable of driving a monitor at at least 1440p @ 144 Hz. I'm doing so right now through a Kensington Thunderbolt dock. I can't say whether 165 Hz will work or not, my monitors don't go that fast. Whether it can actually play games at that rate or not depends entirely on the game; sure, you won't get that on Modern Warfare II, but it'll be fine for plenty of older or retro games.

From a command line in desktop mode, you can run "xrandr" to list all of the modes supported by all of the connected devices, and you can also use it to change them; i.e., if it says you have a display connected to DP-0 that supports 1440p @ 144 Hz, you can change it to that mode by running "xrandr --output DP-0 --mode 2560x1440 --rate 144".

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

Also remember the case is plastic, not metal so heat will also deform the case longer term.

The Steam Deck does not get hot enough to warp its case under normal operating temperatures. It's not 3D printed from PLA or anything with a low melting temperature like that.

Unless you have a titanium case heat will cause warpage even in injection moulded plastics such as abs. It is an over time thing and I am waiting to see if they built the casing to counter the tendency or not.