Elden Ring on Valve's SteamOS devices
This 2022 souls-like is a strong Steam Machine pick — 1440p on High, no fuss. Around 60 fps. On the Deck it's Verified and holds ~40 fps. Spend the headroom on a higher refresh or 1440p with FSR.
At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices
Can the Steam Machine run Elden Ring?
Yes — Elden Ring rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p: a comfortable fit for Valve's RX 7600-class hardware. Estimated at ~60 fps on high (1080p). That verdict is derived from Steam's own SteamOS compatibility data plus our spec model. Recommended RAM is 16 GB — exactly the Machine's 16 GB.
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
AMD RDNA 2, 8 CU (~1.6 TFLOPs) · 800p handheld (1280×800) · 15 W TDP
40 fps mode on OLED.
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 — Elden Ring on the Steam Machine
As a souls-like, this leans on the CPU in dense scenes — the Machine's 6-core Zen 4 is the part to watch in a dense town full of NPCs, AI and physics objects. 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.
A green verdict means the Machine isn't the bottleneck here. 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 (~40 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
Can the Steam Machine run Elden Ring?
Yes — Elden Ring rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p: a comfortable fit for Valve's RX 7600-class hardware. Estimated at ~60 fps on high (1080p). That verdict is derived from Steam's own SteamOS compatibility data plus our spec model. Recommended RAM is 16 GB — exactly the Machine's 16 GB.
What FPS does Elden Ring get on the Steam Machine?
Our verdict for Elden Ring on the Steam Machine: low ~60 fps, medium ~60 fps, high ~60 fps (1080p). Figures are estimated.
Is Elden Ring Steam Deck Verified?
Yes — Elden Ring is Steam Deck Verified, running around 40 fps.
Can you play Elden Ring on the Steam Frame?
Elden Ring 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
Projected from launch-review benchmarks on equivalent RX 7600 / RTX 4060-class hardware, adjusted for the Machine's 8 GB VRAM.
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