Benchmark #1061

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The Elder Scrolls Online - Steam Deck Performance Comparison (1080p vs 1280x800)

The Elder Scrolls Online test, questing and doing some Dark Anchors a bit. Played with some addons. The settings are: High Texture, TAA, Ultra Quality FSR, High Subsampling, Low Shadow, SSR Off, Planar Reflection Off, <1024 Particles, <30 particle supression, 40 View Distance, Software Occlusion Off, Low Grass, DOF off, Char Res. High, Bloom On, Distortion On, Sunlight Rays off, Show Add. Ally Effects Off. I trimmed the files due to file size.

Submitted 1 month ago by triffy.

Specifications
Label OS GPU CPU RAM OS specific
Elder Scrolls Online 1280x800 trimmed Steam Runtime 3 (sniper) AMD Custom GPU 0405 (RADV VANGOGH) AMD Custom APU 0405 16 GB 6.5.0-valve22-1-neptune-65-g9a338ed8a75e schedutil
Elder Scrolls Online 1080p trimmed Steam Runtime 3 (sniper) AMD Custom GPU 0405 (RADV VANGOGH) AMD Custom APU 0405 16 GB 6.5.0-valve22-1-neptune-65-g9a338ed8a75e schedutil
# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `Elder Scrolls Online 1280x800 trimmed` with a significantly higher average FPS compared to the other run. * **Smoothest FPS**: `Elder Scrolls Online 1080p trimmed` with lower FPS variance and standard deviation than the other run. * **Best overall**: `Elder Scrolls Online 1280x800 trimmed` provides a balance of higher average FPS with acceptable smoothness. # Issues: * The 1080p resolution run significantly underperforms in FPS with a reduction of around 22% in average FPS compared to the 1280x800 resolution. Additionally, the frametime variance and standard deviation are substantially higher, indicating less smooth gameplay. # Summary The benchmark compares performance between `1280x800` and `1080p` resolutions on a Steam Deck while playing The Elder Scrolls Online. Both runs used the same hardware and software environment. The lower resolution of `1280x800` delivers better performance with a substantially higher FPS and efficient resource usage, making it more suitable for smoother gameplay. On the other hand, while `1080p` provides slightly smoother FPS, it does so at the cost of significant FPS reduction and increased variance, which greatly affects gameplay fluidity.