Pacific Drive — best settings

On the Steam Deck OLED, Pacific Drive is tuned to run at 40-60 FPS, using FSR 3.X. Its native 800p OLED display refreshes at 90Hz, and SteamOS runs Pacific Drive through Proton. These settings are compiled from 3 sources and 50% corroborated across independent guides. Verified current as of June 2026.

About the game

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Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

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Recommended config

Verified Jun 2026 50% corroborated
Device
Steam Deck OLEDASUS ROG Ally X
Setting type
Balanced Batterysoon Max Qualitysoon
40-60FPS
Framerate
Auto
Power (TDP)
Native
Resolution
FSR 3.X
Upscaling
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In-game settings

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Frequently asked questions

Can Pacific Drive run well on the Steam Deck OLED?

Yes — with these settings Pacific Drive runs smoothly at 40-60 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED. These values are 50% corroborated across independent guides.

What FPS does Pacific Drive hit on the Steam Deck OLED?

With these settings Pacific Drive targets 40-60 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED.

What resolution and upscaling are best for Pacific Drive on the Steam Deck OLED?

Use FSR 3.X for Pacific Drive on the Steam Deck OLED.

What's different about running Pacific Drive 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 Pacific Drive 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 (40-60 FPS vs 30-60 FPS). Notable in-game changes: Anti-Aliasing (Low vs High), Shadows (Medium vs Low), Mirror Shadow Quality (Medium vs Low).

Are these Pacific Drive settings verified?

These settings are compiled from 3 sources, 50% corroborated, last verified Jun 2026.

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Steam Deck OLED vs ASUS ROG Ally X

On the Steam Deck OLED, Pacific Drive runs frame rate 40-60 FPS (vs 30-60 FPS on the ASUS ROG Ally X).

Settings that change between the two

  • Anti-AliasingLow· ROGHigh
  • ShadowsMedium· ROGLow
  • Mirror Shadow QualityMedium· ROGLow

Steam Deck OLED-specific tweaks: GPU VRAM allocation to 4GB, Install Decky-Framegen plugin, Install PowerTools in the Decky loader, CPU Frequency limits from 400 Mhz to max 2300Mhz, GPU Frequency limits between 1300 MHz and 1600MHz, Proton Experimental.

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