Dragon Age The Veilguard Steam Deck Optimization: Best Settings

Action-packed Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out, and it comes with the problem of optimizing it. Handheld systems like SteamDeck may struggle to play the game smoothly. But thanks to the game’s optimization settings, you can tweak the settings and enjoy a smoother experience.

These optimization settings of Steam Deck offer a smooth and straightforward gameplay experience. The Steam Decks have a battery life of 1.5 – 4 hours, and to start Dragon Age: The Veilguard use the given optimization settings:

In-Game Setting

Active Monitor	Generic non-PNP Monitor
Window Mode	Full Screen
Screen Resolution	1280×800
Refresh Rate	90HZ
Frame Rate Limit	Uncapped
VSync	Off
Triple Buffering	Off
Brightness	Default
Contrast	Default
Enable HDR	On
HDR Calibration	Adjust as per preference
Upscale Method	Intel XESS
Upsample Quality	Quality
Frame Generation	Disabled
Anti-Aliasing	Disabled
Render Scale	100%
Dynamic Resolution Scaling	On
Target Frames Per Second	60
Minimum Resolution Scale	70%

Graphics

Graphics Preset	Custom
Texture Quality	Low
Texture Filtering	Low
Lighting Quality	Low
Contact Shadows	Off
Ambient Occlusion	SSAO
Screen Space Reflection	Off
Volumetric Lighting	Low
Sky Quality	Low
Ray-Traced Reflections	Off
Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion	Off
Ultra Ray Tracing	Off
Level of Detail	Low
Strand Hair	Off
Terrain Quality	Low
Terrain Decoration Quality	Low
Visual Effects Quality	Low
Depth of Field	Cinematics only; personal preference
Vignette	Off
Motion Blur	Off; personal preference
Post Processing Quality	Low
Field of View	100%

Steam Deck Specific Settings

Frame Rate Limit	60
TDP	13 W
Battery Drain	25-20 W