Hogwarts Legacy — best settings

Valve: Steam Deck Verified

On the Steam Deck OLED, Hogwarts Legacy is tuned to run at 40 FPS with the TDP capped at 15W, rendering at 1280x800 with AMD FSR 2 Quality. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs Hogwarts Legacy through Proton. These settings are compiled from 6 sources and 95% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of August 2026.

About the game

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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

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Recommended config

Verified Aug 2026 95% corroborated
Device
Steam Deck OLEDASUS ROG Ally X
Setting type
Balanced Batterysoon Max Qualitysoon
40FPS
Framerate
15W
Power (TDP)
1280x800
Resolution
AMD FSR 2 Quality
Upscaling
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In-game settings

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Frequently asked questions

Can Hogwarts Legacy run well on the Steam Deck OLED?

Hogwarts Legacy is playable at 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED with these settings. These values are 95% corroborated across independent guides.

What FPS does Hogwarts Legacy hit on the Steam Deck OLED?

With these settings Hogwarts Legacy targets 40 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.

What TDP should I use for Hogwarts Legacy on the Steam Deck OLED?

Cap the TDP at 15W for Hogwarts Legacy on the Steam Deck OLED.

What resolution and upscaling are best for Hogwarts Legacy on the Steam Deck OLED?

Render Hogwarts Legacy at 1280x800 with AMD FSR 2 Quality on the Steam Deck OLED.

What's different about running Hogwarts Legacy 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 Hogwarts Legacy 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 60 FPS), TDP (15W vs 35W), resolution (1280x800 vs 1920x1080), upscaling (AMD FSR 2 Quality vs AMD FSR 3 Performance). Notable in-game changes: Texture Quality (Medium vs High), Effects Quality (Low vs Medium), Material Quality (Low vs Medium), View Distance Quality (Low vs Medium), Population Quality (Low vs Medium), Fog Quality (Low vs Medium), and 1 more setting.

Are these Hogwarts Legacy settings verified?

These settings are compiled from 6 sources, 95% corroborated, last verified Aug 2026.

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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X

On the Steam Deck OLED, Hogwarts Legacy runs frame rate 40 FPS (vs 60 FPS on the ASUS ROG Ally X), TDP 15W (vs 35W on the ASUS ROG Ally X), resolution 1280x800 (vs 1920x1080 on the ASUS ROG Ally X), upscaling AMD FSR 2 Quality (vs AMD FSR 3 Performance on the ASUS ROG Ally X).

Settings that change between the two

  • Texture QualityMedium· ROGHigh
  • Effects QualityLow· ROGMedium
  • Material QualityLow· ROGMedium
  • View Distance QualityLow· ROGMedium
  • Population QualityLow· ROGMedium
  • Fog QualityLow· ROGMedium
  • Upscale Sharpness0.2· ROG1.0

Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: 40Hz, Disabled, Default, Allow Tearing: On, Half Rate Shading: Off, UMA Frame Buffer Size to 4 GB VRAM.

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