{"id":908687,"date":"2026-09-28T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908687\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:16:11","slug":"the-witcher-3-remastered-runs-fine-on-steam-deck-as-comparisons-shared-by-reviewers-ahead-of-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908687\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3 Remastered runs fine on Steam Deck, as comparisons shared by reviewers ahead of release"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Remastered will be launching tomorrow on both PC and console as an entirely free update. With around 45GB<\/a> of content, it\u2019s much more than a simple graphical update, and CD Projekt RED Executive Producer Jakub Kutrzuba even claims that it\u2019s \u201chard to go back\u201d to the original<\/a> after spending time with the remaster. But is it harder to run?<\/p>\n

In a recent interview, Kutrzuba admitted that the remaster is \u201calso quite heavy, maybe even heavier on the technical side,\u201d so there may be concerns over its performance \u2013 especially on lower-end systems such as Valve\u2019s popular Steam Deck. However, Steam Deck HQ has had early access to the remaster and says it\u2019s \u201cstill a blast\u201d<\/a> on the handheld system.<\/p>\n

The Witcher 3 Remastered tested early on Steam Deck<\/p>\n

Thanks to CDPR, I was given the chance to try this new update out early to not only check out all of the changes, but to see how Steam Deck performance has changed. With the updated visuals, I expected it would be harder to run, so I wanted to see just how much harder it gets. Now, I\u2019ve had the chance to check it out and go back and forth, and I\u2019m pleased that my worry was a little unwarranted.<\/p>\n

Noah Kupetsky, Steam Deck HQ<\/p>\n

\"\"Source: Steam Deck HQ<\/p>\n

We recommend checking out SDHQ\u2019s full review if you want more comparison screenshots, but the game looks miles better on the new remastered version, with fewer compromises being made on the default Steam Deck preset, resulting in a stark contrast between the two versions, especially as far as lighting goes. According to the review, the remaster defaults to FSR turned on, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion on GTAO\/High, and Screen Space Shadows on, with most other settings low and ray tracing off.<\/p>\n

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Based on comparisons shared in SDHQ\u2019s review, we can see that performance has dropped with the new default preset, but \u201cI would definitely still consider it playable,\u201d says reviewer Noah Kupetsky, with a consistent 40+ FPS. We\u2019re curious to see what further optimizations could be made at the expense of the improved visuals; below, we\u2019ve compared the FPS drops in each screenshot shared.<\/p>\n

Cutscene with dialogue options: 56 -> 50 FPS<\/p>\n

Forest scene: 58 \u2013 > 49 FPS<\/p>\n

Outdoor scene by river: 55 -> 51 FPS<\/p>\n

Village setting with NPCs: 57 -> 46 FPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PC Guide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":908688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-908687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}