Valve expanded its Steam Deck performance dashboard on 21 October 2026. Framerate data that was initially limited to Steam Deck Verified games is now available to partners for Playable and Unsupported titles too.
Separate game performance from a player-set cap
The dashboard's distribution chart uses anonymized samples from Steam Deck players who opted in to provide framerate data. Valve also added a toggle that filters out samples recorded when a device was not using its default frame limit. That should help a developer distinguish a game that cannot reach a target from sessions where a player deliberately capped performance to save battery.
Partners can find the report from an app's Steamworks landing page under Technical Tools → Steam Hardware Compatibility Review. Valve says the report combines framerate distribution, average framerate and customer-feedback charts; it is a diagnosis aid, not a new compatibility grade by itself.
Read the distribution with context
Do not treat every low sample as a gameplay regression. Valve says sampled time can include loading screens, where framerate may fall. User-selected frame limits can still explain lower clusters when the new filter is off. At the other end, docked users can connect displays whose refresh rates exceed the Deck LCD's 60 FPS or Deck OLED's 90 FPS maximum.
A useful review sequence is to check the filtered and unfiltered distributions, compare sustained sub-30 FPS segments with stability feedback, then reproduce likely problem areas on the default graphics configuration. If the report suggests a compatibility issue, consult the detailed hardware review and retest a candidate build before changing store claims. Wumbo Games has not accessed the private dashboard or benchmarked this feature.
Original sources
- Steamworks — Steam Deck Framerate data
- Steamworks — Steam Deck and Steam Machine Compatibility Review
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