EA FC 26: Best Settings for Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and More

Here are the best EA FC 26 settings for Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other handhelds. These settings will help the game achieve smooth 60+ FPS.

The EA FC 26 logo (Image via Electronic Arts)

EA FC 26 is currently out on the early access program, so this could be your chance to play the game before it releases. EA built the game on its proprietary Frostbite engine, and the system requirements are quite decent for most modern PCs. However, the same cannot be said for Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other handhelds. They are small and portable devices with tiny chips inside. Therefore, you should optimize the settings in EA FC 26 to get decent performance out of them.

In this article, we are sharing all the optimized settings to play EA FC 26 on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other handheld devices.

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Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Best Settings for Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Other Handhelds

Graphics Settings page from EA FC 26 — EA FC 26 Graphics Settings page (Image via Electronic Arts)

Valve designed the Steam Deck using a custom AMD chip whereas other handhelds, such as ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go, are based on AMD Ryzen APUs. The only exception is the MSI Claw, which has an Intel chip inside. However, they are all similarly capable. Here are optimized settings for each handheld:

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s minimum and recommended specs and shouldn’t be used for any other device not listed here.

Display Settings

Settings	Steam Deck	ROG Ally	Legion Go	MSI Claw
Display Mode	Full Screen	Full Screen	Full Screen	Full Screen
Aspect Ratio	16:10	16:9	16:10	16:10
Screen Resolution	1280 x 800	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1200	1920 x 1200
Refresh Rate	60/90Hz (Depending on model)	120Hz	144Hz	120Hz
Frame Rate Limit	60	120	120	120
VSync	Off	Off	Off	Off
Cutscene Performance	Full Frame Rate	Full Frame Rate	Full Frame Rate	Full Frame Rate
Render Scale	100	100	100	100
Dynamic Resolution Scaling	Off	Off	Off	Off
Dynamic Resolution FPS Target	0	0	0	0

Graphics Settings

Settings	Steam Deck	ROG Ally	Legion Go	MSI Claw
Graphics Preset	Custom	Custom	Custom	Custom
Rendering Quality	Low	Medium	Low	Medium
Strand Based Hair	On	On	Off	On
Grass Quality	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Crowd Quality	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Cloth Quality	Medium	High	High	High
Ambient Occlusion Quality	Low	Medium	Low	Medium
Motion Blur	Off (As per preference)	Off (As per preference)	Off (As per preference)	Off (As per preference)

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Conclusion

We optimized the above settings using a combination of Low, Medium, and High graphics settings. These settings allow EA FC 26 to run smoothly at 60+ FPS without frame drops. However, we optimized these settings specifically for the handheld devices listed above. The PC settings for 1080p, 1440p, or 4K gaming are different.