Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Re-Re-Testing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom on the Steam Deck. New settings for smoother, closer to 30 FPS, gameplay.
Enjoy!

Yuzu Settings (EA 3599 or Latest)
CPU Accuracy - UNSAFE
GPU----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Use Disk Pipeline Cache - ON
Use Async GPU Emulation - ON
Accelerate ASTC Texture Decoding - ON
Windows Adaptive Filter - BILINEAR
Aspect Ratio - MOD + Force 16 10 if wanted
GPU Adv.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enable Async Presentation - OFF
Force Max Clocks - OFF
Decode ASTC Textures Async - OFF
Enable Reactive Flushing - ON
Use Async Shader Building - ON
Use Fast GPU Time - ON
Use Vulkan Pipeline Cache - ON
All others Default
SteamOS QAM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1200MHz GPU Lock
13W TDP (if wanted)
SteamOS 3.5
SMT ON (Decky Loader, Power Tools)


00:00 Intro
00:40 Thank You :)
02:00 Video Proper + Recap
03:45 Benchmark Route
04:30 Retesting
05:20 New Mods Tests
06:05 New Yuzu/Deck Settings
06:41 New Settings + Mods Test
07:15 ASTC Texture Decoding Test
08:03 Force Max Clock + GPU High Test
08:30 Possible Memory Leak
09:35 LOD Change Mod Test
10:53 Memory Leak Again?
11:25 Bad FPS, Restart Yuzu
11:47 New Baseline + SMT Fix Test
12:00 New Recommended Settings
12:35 Steam OS 3.5 *Chef’s Kiss*
13:08 TDP Testing
14:15 Slowdowns and Worse Performance
15:25 Conclusion + Playability