Steam Deck fans, you're in for a good one - AMD's FSR 3 frame generation is now available on Valve's handheld thanks to a new Decky plugin

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Among the catalog of handheld gaming PCs now on the market, theSteam Deck has arguably kept its place as the most popular device. This is mostly due to its affordability and SteamOS's ease of use, despite having weaker processors than the likes of theAsus ROG Ally X andLenovo Legion Go — but things are about to change performance-wise.

Spotted byWccftech, a new Decky Loader (a program used for customizing menus and more) plugin called'Decky Framegen' is now available to download via GitHub, which gives Steam Deck users access to AMD's FSR 3 frame generation feature, Fluid Motion Frames. The plugin replaces Nvidia's DLSS DLL with FSR 3.1's DLL (in the same manner as theDLSS to FSR mod on desktop PCs).

As frame generation has already demonstrated on other handhelds like the ROG Ally X, this has the potential to significantly amplify performance across multiple games on the Steam Deck — this is massive for most users, as plenty of demanding AAA games struggle to push above the 30 to 40 fps range on the Deck (without aggressive upscaling involved). The main handicaps that come with frame-gen tech are ghosting and increased input latency, but this shouldn't be too much of a dealbreaker given the performance gains that come from it.

Those who will benefit the most from this mod are Steam Deck OLED users — the base model has a 60Hz refresh rate, while the OLED model boasts a 90Hz refresh rate, which can take a more noticeable advantage of this unofficial implementation of framerate-boosting software.

With years of optimization updates and patches under Valve’s belt, the Steam Deck now appears more complete than ever. Thanks to community-based modifications like Decky Loader and its plugins now at users’ disposal, it's hard to argue against Valve's handheld retaining the crown as the best handheld on the market.

There is a wide range of ways for Steam Deck users to make the most of their gaming experiences — Steam’s own ‘Deck Ready’ game verification also helps indicate whether