Gears of War Reloaded: Best Settings for Steam Deck

These are the best overall settings for Gears of War Reloaded, ready to be dialed in on your Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED.

Gears of War Reloaded: Best Settings for Steam Deck
An image from within the game (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

Gears of War Reloaded runs very well on the Steam Deck. At default settings, you can expect performance to reach around 80 FPS, but during combat, it may stutter and drop to 40–45. The overall experience with default settings is playable, but it can be further tuned to achieve either a solid 60 FPS lock or a 40–45 FPS lock, depending on your tonal and frame rate preference. Below is a guide to help you choose between performance modes and eliminate micro-stutter in default settings.

Suggestion: If you plan to play the game on PC, then consider visiting our guides below.

Gears of War Reloaded – Best Settings for Steam Deck (60 FPS Lock)

Steamdeck 60 FPS settings
Gears of War Reloaded settings page (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

The 60 FPS lock option is the highest performance choice available. FSR 3.1 upscaler is used here, along with the balanced profile. Due to the high PPI screen on the Steam Deck, shimmering and blurriness are not very noticeable. However, if you are using the OLED Steam Deck, you can reduce the resolution scaling to Performance and increase Ambient Occlusion to Quality, allowing you to enjoy the higher-resolution display.

FPS Cap60
Default Settings OptionsCustom
Anti-Aliasing OptionAMD FSR 3.1
Resolution ScalingBalanced
Texture QualityHigh (4GB VRAM)
Anisotropic Filtering16x
Shadow QualityMedium
Ambient OcclusionPerformance
Motion BlurOff
Visual Effects QualityLow
Screen Space ReflectionsLow
Flash ReductionOn

Gears of War Reloaded – Best Settings for Steam Deck (45 FPS Lock)

Steamdeck 45 FPS settings
Gears of War Reloaded settings page (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

Reaching 40–45 FPS is possible with native AA, meaning the game is rendered at full resolution. However, we recommend using the quality upscaler instead, as it provides the extra performance headroom needed during intense fight sequences.

FPS Cap45
Default Settings OptionsCustom
Anti-Aliasing OptionAMD FSR 3.1
Resolution ScalingQuality
Texture QualityHigh (4GB VRAM)
Anisotropic Filtering16x
Shadow QualityMedium
Ambient OcclusionQuality
Motion BlurOff
Visual Effects QualityMedium
Screen Space ReflectionsMedium
Flash ReductionOn

Gears of War Reloaded – Best Settings for Steam Deck (30 FPS Lock)

Steamdeck 30 FPS settings
Gears of War Reloaded settings page (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

This is the highest quality option we recommend. With these settings, the Steam Deck should run the game at a steady 30 FPS. Even during intense fight scenes, the frame time graph should remain smooth.

FPS Cap30
Default Settings OptionsCustom
Anti-Aliasing OptionAMD FSR 3.1
Resolution ScalingNative AA
Texture QualityHigh (4GB VRAM)
Anisotropic Filtering16x
Shadow QualityMedium
Ambient OcclusionQuality
Motion BlurOff
Visual Effects QualityMedium
Screen Space ReflectionsMedium
Flash ReductionOn

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