Best Dying Light: The Beast settings for the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) (2026)
On a Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Dying Light: The Beast runs at roughly 54 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 23FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|
| 1080p | 23 | 54 |
| 1440p | 14 | 33 |
| 4K | 7 | 16 |
💡 Dying Light: The Beast: Open-world parkour leans on View Distance; full ray tracing is very heavy.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS
Dying Light: The Beast (C-Engine) supports DLSS and FSR plus Frame Generation. A free FPS boost - enable it first.
Ray Tracing (GI / Reflections / Shadows)Offsaves FPS
Full ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows - gorgeous in the open world but very heavy. Keep Off unless you have headroom and Frame Gen on.
View DistanceLow+10% FPS
How far the open world renders - a real cost given the parkour sightlines. High is a clean trade.
Shadow QualityLow+9% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Foliage QualityLow+7% FPS
Plant and tree density in the overgrown world. A real cost outdoors.
Particles QualityLow+6% FPS
Blood, fire and combat effects. Lowering smooths the zombie swarms at night.
Contact ShadowsOff+5% FPS
Fine shadows where objects meet surfaces. A small saving when off.
Ambient OcclusionOff+5% FPS
Soft contact shadows for depth. Medium is a cheap, good-looking option.
Anti-AliasingOff+4% FPS
Edge smoothing. Medium keeps the image clean cheaply.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
⚡ Fine-tune this for your exact CPU & target FPS →
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Frequently asked
What FPS does the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) get in Dying Light: The Beast?
With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) averages around 54 FPS at 1080p in Dying Light: The Beast — up from about 23 FPS with everything on High.
Can the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) run Dying Light: The Beast at 1440p?
At 1440p with optimized settings, the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU) averages roughly 33 FPS in Dying Light: The Beast; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
What are the best Dying Light: The Beast settings for the Steam Deck (RDNA2 iGPU)?
Turn on FSR (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like View Distance and Shadow Quality down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.
FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.