Is Need for Speed™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Need for Speed™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Need for Speed™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 89 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Racing, Simulation
- Developer
- Ghost Games
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release
- June 4, 2020
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB, AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Is Need for Speed™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 89 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Need for Speed™ 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
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~19 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Need for Speed™ on Steam Deck
- •You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Need for Speed™ playable on Steam Deck?
Need for Speed™ <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 89 reports.
›Is Need for Speed™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Need for Speed™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Need for Speed™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Need for Speed™ at ~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 Need for Speed™ on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 36m at 60 fps on Need for Speed™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Need for Speed™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Need for Speed™ has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Need for Speed™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Need for Speed™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Need for Speed™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Need for Speed™ at ~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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