Unofficial Steam Deck Utilities Plugin Gets Massive Performance Gains With New Update

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A Steam Deck software modder has just released a massive new update for their utility suite, bringing in further performance improvements, storage management features, and a number of other noteworthy quality-of-life tweaks. Being a Linux PC first and foremost, Valve's handheld gaming system lends itself to users that enjoy tweaking and optimizing their devices' performance, and the various fan-made plugins make this much more manageable.

While Valve itself is working on the new batch of Steam Deck performance improvements to launch alongside SteamOS 3.5, the community members aren't sitting idly either. As good as the device may be when used as is, custom optimization suites often result in a substantial performance improvement, and CryoByte33's new plugin update may be the biggest one yet.

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Specifically, software developer CryoByte33 has launched an all-new version of their CryoUtilities software suite for the Steam Deck. CryoUtilities 2.0 comes with all the important features users have gotten used to by now, such as the VRAM increase. However, CryoByte33 has now added an in-depth memory tuning tool, a way to sync game shaders with the games' respective installation media, and more. The results speak for themselves, with Red Dead Redemption 2 getting 5-8% more FPS, and the most impressive gains are visible in Grand Theft Auto 5, with CryoByte 33 citing a remarkable 43% performance uplift at low graphics settings.

CryoByte33 has been on the cutting edge of Steam Deck software modding for some time now. The previous version of the CryoTools utility introduced an up to 25% performance improvement on the Steam Deck, but the latest utility updates and a more in-depth