Is DiRT Rally playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — DiRT Rally runs great on the Steam Deck.
DiRT Rally runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 109 reports. As a racing game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Racing, Simulation, Sports
- Developer
- Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Publisher
- Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac), Electronic Arts
- Release
- December 7, 2015
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: AMD FX Series or Intel Core i3 Series
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD5450 or Nvidia GT430 or Intel HD4000 with 1GB of VRAM (DirectX 11 graphics card required)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Supported Graphics Cards: AMD HD5000 Series, HD6000 Series, HD7000 Series, R7 Series, R9 Series Nvidia GTX400 Series, GTX500 Series, GTX600 Series, GTX700 Series, GTX900 Series Intel HD4000 Series, HD5000 Series
- OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: AMD FX-8150 or Intel Core i5 4670K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 290 or Nvidia GTX780
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Supported Graphics Cards: AMD HD5000 Series, HD6000 Series, HD7000 Series, R7 Series, R9 Series Nvidia GTX400 Series, GTX500 Series, GTX600 Series, GTX700 Series, GTX900 Series Intel HD4000 Series, HD5000 Series, HD6000 Series
Is DiRT Rally compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 109 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
DiRT Rally performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing DiRT Rally on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is DiRT Rally playable on Steam Deck?
DiRT Rally <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 109 reports.
›Is DiRT Rally Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. DiRT Rally is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does DiRT Rally get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing DiRT Rally at 40–60 fps (based on 2 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing DiRT Rally on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 40 fps, 4h 46m at 60 fps on DiRT Rally (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play DiRT Rally multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — DiRT Rally has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play DiRT Rally on Steam Deck?
Yes. DiRT Rally runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run DiRT Rally?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running DiRT Rally at 40–60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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