Dying Light: The Beast Handheld Performance @ TechPowerUp

TechPowerUp benchmarked Dying Light: The Beast on both the Steam Deck and the ROG Ally X to compare their performance in a challenging new title. The game ran relatively well on both handhelds, but the Ally X had the upper hand in many scenarios due to its stronger hardware and thermal headroom. On the Steam Deck, frame rates often hovered closer to 30–50 FPS depending on settings, while the Ally X was able to push higher averages and maintain smoother performance during heavier scenes. Upscaling technologies like FSR and XeSS helped both platforms especially the Deck, which in keeping visuals smooth even under pressure.

Dying Light: The Beast brings back Kyle Crane, the protagonist of the original game, now driven by vengeance against those who wronged him. But how well does it run on handhelds like the Steam Deck, the ASUS ROG Ally with SteamOS, and the ASUS ROG Ally X on Windows? Let’s dive into our handheld performance review.

Despite the Edge the Ally X showed, TechPowerUp noted that both devices encountered typical handheld limitations: thermal throttling, VRAM constraints, and occasional frame drops in dense scenes. The Steam Deck’s milder hardware sometimes struggled more under higher settings, making careful tuning essential. Still, for a demanding modern PC game, Dying Light: The Beast affirmed the viability of handheld gaming PCs: with the right settings and hardware, enjoyable performance is achievable even on compact devices

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