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Gigachadyesterday at 6:09 AM2 repliesview on HN

I've been streaming from an RX5700 XT which is something like 20x more powerful than my steam deck I'm trying to stream to.


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duskdozertoday at 12:29 PM

Using moonshine? As in what they list isn't a hard requirement just possibly the oldest they cared to test?

Grombobulousyesterday at 2:43 PM

20x is a huge exaggeration. It’s more like 5x in hypothetical flops.

For example, in Elden Ring an optimized 800p with mixed low to medium settings will hit 45 FPS.

On a 5700XT you’re looking at the high 90fps range for 1080p medium settings.

So it’s really in all practical purposes 2-3 times better and your steam deck has a maximum refresh rate of 90Hz anyway. On a screen that size you’ll barely see the difference between medium and ultra settings.

Something notable is that because of how math maths, 45FPS is a LOT better looking than 30FPS.

Finally, I’ll point out that anyone with hardware this old still has the option of using normal sunshine. Or you can just get a 6000 series card, the difference in cost between a 6600XT and a 5700XT is less than $50.