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Borderlands 4 has finally arrived, and while players are excited to explore its chaotic world, many are struggling with performance issues on the Steam Deck. The game does run on Valve’s handheld console, but without proper adjustments, you may face lag, stuttering, and frequent frame drops.
The good news is that with the right settings, Borderlands 4 can become playable on the Steam Deck. The visuals won’t be perfect, but you’ll get smoother performance and more enjoyable gameplay.
Can Borderlands 4 Run on Steam Deck?
Yes, Borderlands 4 works on the Steam Deck, but not perfectly out of the box. By default, the game demands a lot of power, and the Deck struggles to keep up. However, once you tweak the graphics, framerates become stable at around 40-50 FPS on average.
This means you can enjoy the full Borderlands 4 experience on handheld, though with reduced graphics quality.
Best Settings for Borderlands 4 on Steam Deck
After testing and optimizing, here are the best settings that balance performance and visuals:
Basic Settings
- Display Mode: Windowed Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1280 x 800
- Limit Frame Rate: Off
- Vertical Sync (V-Sync): Off
- Field of View (FOV): 90
- Vehicle Field of View: 90
Advanced Graphics
- Graphics Preset: Low
- Anti-Aliasing: Enabled (default, cannot be changed)
- Upscaling Method: AMD FSR
- FSR Quality: Ultra Performance (for smoother frames)
- Frame Generation: On
- Texture Quality: Low
- Texture Streaming Speed: Medium
- Anisotropic Filtering: Off
- Foliage Density: Off
- Volumetric Fog: Low
- Cloud Quality: Low
- Shadow Quality: Low
- Reflections Quality: Low
- Lighting Quality: Low
- Shading Quality: Low
- Motion Blur: Off
FSR Settings for Different Players
- For Maximum Performance: Keep FSR on Ultra Performance. This gives you better framerates (40–50 FPS), but the visuals may look a little blurry.
- For Balanced Quality: Switch FSR to Performance mode. This makes the game look cleaner, though framerates may drop slightly to around 35–40 FPS.
Since the Steam Deck has a smaller display, the blur is not as noticeable, but if you connect it to a bigger screen, the drop in quality becomes clear.
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