Avowed on Valve's SteamOS devices
Avowed — a recent RPG — handles the Steam Machine with ease, High at 1080p for a steady frame-rate. Spend the headroom on a higher refresh or 1440p with FSR. It's Steam Deck Verified (~30 fps).
At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices
Steam Machine
~Radeon RX 7600 / GeForce RTX 4060 class · 8 GB GDDR6 (dedicated graphics memory) · 1080p–1440p native · 4K 60 with FSR upscaling
Steam Deck
Measured · 1 reportAMD RDNA 2, 8 CU (~1.6 TFLOPs) · 800p handheld (1280×800) · 15 W TDP
Measured on Steam Deck across 1 community report (deck-verified.games).
Steam Frame
2160×2160 per eye · 72–144 Hz · standalone + PC streaming
A flatscreen game. On the Frame it's played on a virtual big screen, best streamed from your Machine over the 6 GHz link.
Analysis — Avowed on the Steam Machine
As a RPG, this leans on the CPU in dense scenes — the Machine's 6-core Zen 4 is the part to watch in a densely-populated city district. Resolution costs little here; simulation/draw-distance settings cost the most.
8 GB of VRAM is comfortable for this title at 1080p; you're unlikely to hit the texture-streaming wall unless you push 1440p with max textures.
It already clears 60 at high. Spend the headroom on a higher refresh target or 1440p + FSR Quality rather than maxing settings that barely move image quality.
Big screen → the Steam Machine (runs great). Handheld → Steam Deck Verified (~30 fps) — great on the go, or streamed to the Frame on a virtual screen.
What-if FPS estimator
Scales our base Steam Machine verdict by typical per-setting costs — a directional what-if, not a measured benchmark. Real results vary by title and scene.
Frequently asked
Will Avowed run on the Steam Machine?
Yes — Avowed runs well on the Steam Machine, holding 60+ fps at high settings (1080p). It's a comfortable fit for Valve's RX 7600-class console.
Is Avowed Steam Deck Verified?
Yes — Avowed is Steam Deck Verified, running around 30 fps.
Can you play Avowed on the Steam Frame?
Avowed is a flatscreen game. On the Steam Frame you'd play it on a virtual big screen, best streamed from a Steam Machine or PC over the 6 GHz link.
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How we know this
Inferred from this title's official SteamOS / Steam Deck compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.
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