Fallout 4 — best settings

On the Steam Deck OLED, Fallout 4 is tuned to run at 40 FPS with the TDP capped at 10W, rendering at 1280x800 with FSR On. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs Fallout 4 through Proton. These settings are compiled from 4 sources and 94% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of May 2026.

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From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

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Recommended config

Verified May 2026 94% corroborated
Device
Steam Deck OLEDASUS ROG Ally X
Setting type
Balanced Batterysoon Max Qualitysoon
40FPS
Framerate
10W
Power (TDP)
1280x800
Resolution
FSR On
Upscaling
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Frequently asked questions

Can Fallout 4 run well on the Steam Deck OLED?

Fallout 4 is playable at 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED with these settings. These values are 94% corroborated across independent guides.

What FPS does Fallout 4 hit on the Steam Deck OLED?

With these settings Fallout 4 targets 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.

What TDP should I use for Fallout 4 on the Steam Deck OLED?

Cap the TDP at 10W for Fallout 4 on the Steam Deck OLED.

What resolution and upscaling are best for Fallout 4 on the Steam Deck OLED?

Render Fallout 4 at 1280x800 with FSR On on the Steam Deck OLED.

What's different about running Fallout 4 on the Steam Deck OLED?

The Steam Deck has a native 800p OLED screen at 90Hz and runs games through SteamOS (Proton), so these settings are tuned for that panel.

How do the Fallout 4 settings differ on the Steam Deck OLED vs the ASUS ROG Ally X?

On the Steam Deck OLED this guide differs from the ASUS ROG Ally X on frame rate (40 FPS vs 50+ FPS), TDP (10W vs 20W), resolution (1280x800 vs 1600x900), upscaling (FSR On vs FSR Quality).

Are these Fallout 4 settings verified?

These settings are compiled from 4 sources, 94% corroborated, last verified May 2026.

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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X

On the Steam Deck OLED, Fallout 4 runs frame rate 40 FPS (vs 50+ FPS on the ASUS ROG Ally X), TDP 10W (vs 20W on the ASUS ROG Ally X), resolution 1280x800 (vs 1600x900 on the ASUS ROG Ally X), upscaling FSR On (vs FSR Quality on the ASUS ROG Ally X).

Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: Refresh Rate: 40 Hz, GPU Clock: Disabled, Create /home/deck/fallout4.conf with dxgi.syncInterval = 1, then set Launch Option to DXVK_CONFIG_FILE=/home/deck/fallout4.conf %command%.

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