Steam Deck

Grand Theft Auto V Best Steam Deck Settings

Take on all of Los Santos with the best graphics settings for a console-quality experience in your hand.

Take the wild streets of Los Santos with you wherever you go. Thanks to Valve's Steam Deck, this fantasy becomes a reality, as the portable gaming device offers a thrilling platform for experiencing GTA V on the go.

In this article, we'll guide you through the steps to ensure you get the best possible GTA V gaming experience on the Steam Deck. From optimizing settings to maximizing performance, we'll help you unlock the full potential of this iconic game, ensuring you can cause chaos in Los Santos with style and ease.

Grand Theft Auto V Best Steam Deck Settings

Compatibility Settings
Proton VersionDefault
BIOS Settings
UMA Frame Buffer Size4G

No need to tinker or tweak. GTA V runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck, offering a seamless and visually stunning experience. Dive into the Los Santos hassle-free, as GTA V performs exceptionally well on the go.

If you've been here before, you know we like turning the UMA Frame Buffer Size up to 4G in the BIOS. This allocates up to 4G of the system's shared RAM to the GPU, which can be helpful when playing modern games with large textures.

Balanced Settings (Native@40fps | ~2h30m)

We successfully replicated the gaming experience of Grand Theft Auto V on the Steam Deck, surpassing the performance of the PlayStation 4 version. The game looks stunning and runs seamlessly on Valve's handheld device, with a higher framerate of 40 frames per second compared to the PS4's fixed 30 frames per second.

Graphics
Ignore Suggested Limits Off
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Screen Type Windowed Borderless
Resolution 1280x800
Aspect Ratio Auto
Output Monitor 1
FXAA On
MSAA 2x
Vsync Off
Pause Game On Focus Loss On*
Population Density ~30%
Population Variety 100%
Distance Scaling ~25%
Texture Quality Very High
Shader Quality Very High
Shadow Quality Very High
Reflection Quality Normal
Reflection MSAA Off
Water Quality Normal
Particles Quality Normal
Grass Quality Normal
Soft Shadows Soft
Post FX Normal
Anisotropic Filtering X16
Ambient Occlusion Normal
Tesselation Normal
Advanced Graphics
Long Shadows On
High Resolution Shadows Off
High Detail Streaming While Flying Off
Extended Distance Scaling 0
Extended Shadows Distance 0
Frame Scaling Mode 0
Steam Deck Performance Menu Settings
Refresh Rate40
Framerate Limit40
Allow TearingOn
Half Rate ShadingOff
Thermal Power (TDP) LimitOn
Watts11
Manual GPU Clock ControlOff
Scaling FilterLinear