name="Path of Exile 2" appid="2694490" target_framerate="40-49 FPS title="Poor visual quality making it unplayable in the endgame"

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Summary

Poor visual quality making it unplayable in the endgame

Game Name

Path of Exile 2

App ID

2694490

Launcher

Steam

Target Framerate

40-49 FPS

Average Battery Power Draw

22

Device

Steam Deck OLED

OS Version

3.6.21

Undervolt Applied

No response

Steam Play Compatibility Tool Used

Steam Proton

Compatibility Tool Version

default

Game Resolution

Default

Custom Launch Options

No response

Frame Limit

40

Disable Frame Limit

Off

Enable VRR

Off

Allow Tearing

Off

Half Rate Shading

Off

TDP Limit

No response

Manual GPU Clock

No response

Scaling Mode

Auto

Scaling Filter

Linear

Game Display Settings

Display Settings

• Renderer: DirectX12
• Mode: Fullscreen
• VSync: Off
• Dynamic Resolution: Unchecked
• Window Resolution: 1280x800
• Upscale Mode: Intel XeSS
• Image Quality: Balanced
• Scene Brightness: 1.0
• UI Brightness: 1.0

Game Graphics Settings

Detail Settings

• Texture Quality: Medium
• Texture Filtering: 16x Anisotropic Filtering
• Lighting: Shadows
• Shadow Quality: Low
• Sun Shadow Quality: Low
• Number of Lights: Low
• Bloom: 100%
• Water Detail Level: Low

Advanced Settings

• Triple-Buffering: Checked
• Engine Multithreading: Checked

Additional Notes

Running a map in the endgame is unplayable with consistent frame drops resulting in the FPS often dropping into the 10-15FPS range.