Baldur's Gate III - Steam Deck vs ROG Ally

welcome to handheld gaming reviews the channel dedicated to reviewing the performance of gaming on handheld devices if you enjoyed this video a like And subscribe will help the channel grow and motivate me to keep making videos first things first Boulders Gate 3 works great using a controller buying the game for testing on the steam deck and RNG Ally this was my biggest concern I couldn't find any solid examples of people using controllers and the game had a playable but not verified rating on Steam I'm happy to confirm that as of the official launch Day the game works great using a controller my testing of the game is not comprehensive by any means for a few reasons one I don't want to spoil the game for anyone so I've kept my testing to the opening chapter and two I haven't really played that much past the opening what this means is that while I have some examples of how the game plays both with indoor and outdoor environments these are just those in the first chapter time will tell if the game becomes more or less demanding as I progress if there is a big difference I'll follow up with another video performance on the steam deck at 720p on the steam Deck with mostly low settings the game runs great you'll hit frames in the 40s and even 50s and with some tweaking I'm sure you can achieve a nice balance between Fidelity and FPS the one thing I will say is docked the deck just doesn't look as good as the alloy owing to the 720p resolution in handheld mode however the game looks great and runs at solid frames if the only thing stopping you from buying this game is that you're not sure if it will run on the steam deck in my experience testing with the opening chapter you've got nothing to worry about where you'll have an advantage over the Ally is if you need to put the game down you can feel far more confident in the deck's ability to suspend and go to sleep by hitting the power button than you can with the Ally I cover that in more detail in my traveling with the Rog Li video performance on the Rog Ally Baldur's Gate 3 runs great on the Ally the game comfortably runs at 1080P and with some tweaking you'll have no trouble hitting 40 to 50 FPS on medium settings while plugged in running at 30 watt TDP the experience is very smooth and looks great docked on a 1080p display playing in handheld mode unplugged at 25 watt TDP you can expect smooth performance at 1080p on medium settings depending on your preference frame rate versus Fidelity you can easily tweak the settings for higher frames while on the topic of handheld mode you can't really tell from this video but in my opinion the Rog Ally screen really shines over the steam decks the higher resolution and color range gives the Ally a solid Advantage here for more apples to Apple's comparison between the Ally and the deck setting the Ally to 720p with a TDP of 15 watt and mostly low settings the Ally absolutely smashes the deck's performance consistently hitting 50 to 60 FPS with sun drops into the 40s the more games I test the more and more this appears to be a common theme if Fidelity is your game then you'll be happy to know bald Skate 3 runs fine at 1080p with a 15 watt TDP on the Ally I saw a performance in the 40s to 50s and I'm sure with some tweaking you could strike a great balance to suit your personal preference just to see if I could break the game I also tested it at 10 watt TDP at first I was hitting frames in the 20s which if I'm being honest was actually higher than I was expecting much to my surprise the game then started to stabilize in the high 20s dropping all settings to low I actually managed to hit in the 30s and even low 40s given the turn-based combat narrative nature of this game if you're traveling and battery life was your priority you could certainly give 10 watts a crack on the Rog Ally if you're looking to get Baldur's Gate 3 and you own a steam deck or Rog Ally you can't go wrong either way for those of you who have made it to the end of this video I have some exciting news I've just ordered an aneo air 1s and we'll be posting some videos on that device once I have it you can expect an honest review of my experience as I purchased it myself so if you want to check that out please hit the Subscribe button thanks for watching see you in the next one

Channel: HandHeld Gaming Reviews

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Keywords: Asus, ROG, ASUS ROG ALLY, SteamDeck, Steam Deck, Steam Deck ROG Ally Comparison, Valve, ROG Ally, Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate 3, Baldur's Gate, Baldurs Gate, Performance, Will it Run

Id: l9uHwYSI7oA

Length: 3min 33sec (213 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 12 2023