Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Re-Re-Re-Re-Re Testing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom on the Steam Deck. With the latest release of YUZU-EA (patreon.com/yuzuteam). Testing 60 FPS ++ vs 30 FPS ++
Shaders were cleared before testing.

Yuzu Settings (EA- 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 - OFF**
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)
Try between 4GB and 1GB UMA, some have reported that 1GB can result in less stutters
Cryo Utilities latest.

NEW SETTINGS tested but not recommended (if you wanted to test for yourself)

All the same except 1000MHz GPU LOCK
Governor (POWERTOOLS) set to Performance



00:00 Intro + Thank You
01:09 Reason For Retest
01:46 Mount Doom Run 3.4.6
02:28 Mount Doom Run 3.5
03:26 Door and Back Run (Heavy Run) 3.4.6
04:40 Door and Back Run (Heavy Run) 3.5
06:38 Best Experience Possible
07:33 Summary
08:40 Outro + CPU Pinning