ROG Ally (Z1)Low-end
Starfield - ROG Ally Z1 ~30FPS (720p)
Starfield
Performance
28
avg FPS
30
target FPS
22
min FPS
33
max FPS
1.4h
battery life
Starfield is one of the heaviest games on any handheld. The Z1 Extreme manages ~38FPS at 720p Low; the base Z1 is ~30-34% slower at that resolution, landing around 26-30FPS. New Atlantis is CPU-bound and dips to the mid-20s. Treat it as a 30FPS-cap experience at 720p Low.
Display
Resolution1280x720
FPS Cap30
VSyncOff
Upscaling
TechnologyFSR 2
Quality ModeQuality
Graphics Quality
Overall QualityLow
ShadowsLow
Advanced Graphics
Ray TracingOff
Ambient OcclusionLow
Motion BlurOff
Depth of FieldOff
Other
render resolution scale62
volumetric lightingLow
crowd densityLow
Notes
SteamDeckHQ/RetroResolve put the Z1 Extreme at ~38FPS at 720p Low; applying the documented ~30-34% base-Z1 deficit (VideoCardz/Tom's Hardware) gives ~26-30FPS on the non-Extreme. Use FSR 2 at ~62% render scale, set Volumetric Lighting and Crowd Density to Low (biggest GPU wins), and accept that New Atlantis is CPU-limited - no GPU setting fixes the city dips. Cap to 30 via RTSS for stable frame times; this is a sub-optimal but genuinely playable Starfield.Hardware
OSWindows 11 23H2
ProfileTurbo
TDP25W
GPU Clock2500 MHz
Refresh120 Hz
Details
Handheld rating2/5
Updated6/14/2026
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Tags
open-worldspacefpsbethesdafsrz1
Sources & Benchmarks
Tested bySteamDeckHQ (scaled to base Z1)
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