Starfield Steam Deck Pre-Update Performance: SteamOS 3.8

Starfield Steam Deck Performance Test: 2026 Steam Deck Games – Handheld Gameplay – SteamOS 3.8.1

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🎮 Steam Deck OLED
🕐 Tested: 7th April 2026
⚙️ SteamOS 3.8.1
🛠️ Installed on Internal Drive (Fresh Clean Install)
📀 Steam Version

⚠️ NOTES: This is not the Free Lanes Update releasing later today, and is the current performamce on Steam Deck. We’ll see if Bethesda has made any improvements or optimizations to the game when tbe update goes live.

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 – XeSS Performance
01:07 – Settings Menu
01:16 – 2X FPS Lossless Scaling
02:38 – FSR3 Dynamic Resolution
04:37 – Volli Alpha
06:24 – Volli Core
07:12 – XeSS Balanced
09:50 – XeSS Performance DLC

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Steam Deck OLED
SteamOS 3.8.1
4GB VRAM

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