How to turn on FSR on the Steam Deck for smoother, better gameplay

Steam Deck is an impressive piece of hardware, giving you easy access to all your Steam games in one portable, on-the-go package. The handheld PC has only grown more popular with age – and while there have been plenty of competitors to its throne, Steam Deck continues to dominate the market.

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There are tons of reasons to love the handheld PC, but one of its most useful features is AMD's Fidelity FX Super Resolution (FSR), which helps to boost performance and visual fidelity. FSR is also useful for stabling frame rates or adjusting the resolution of your game to properly match your screen. It's incredibly useful, and toggling it on doesn't take too much effort.

Interested in learning more about the feature, or how to turn on FSR on the Steam Deck? Unsure of what FSR actually is? You've come to the right place. Here's everything you need to know about this awesome feature.

What is FSR on the Steam Deck, anyway?

FSR is an AMD technology that stands for FidelityFX Super Resolution, with the latest version being FSR 2.0. Basically, it works to upscale and optimize the resolution of your games so that they can run with more detail without compromising as much on the frame rate. That’s especially helpful for a system like the Steam Deck, which can struggle to reach higher resolutions for certain games, especially if you are connected to a monitor for a larger screen. Valve has even reported that using FSR can significantly save on battery life for the Steam Deck for certain games.

Some games have innate support for FSR, but on the Steam Deck, FSR can be enabled in the settings to help on all games you play on the system. Here’s what you need to do.

How to turn on FSR on the Steam Deck

Step 1: While you are in a game you want to optimize, press the QAM (Quick Access Menu) button on the Steam Deck. That’s the “…” button the right-hand side.

Step 2: In the menu, move down until you reach the Performance secti