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Conina on 25 May 2024
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LegitHyperbole said:
JRPGfan said:

HDR on a handheld? that should be left for docked/tv mode only atleast.
You dont need the brightness of a thusand suns,.... when your playing on a handheld, and worried about battery life.

I can't see why HDR contrast would be a bad thing for a handheld aside from the battery issues but luminosity doesn't need to be the focus, HDR is so much more than that. I suppose as long as they have an OLED screen, that'll do the same job.  

I tested the animated main menu of Ori 2 on my Steam Deck OLED with various settings.

HDR off, (1280x800, 60 fps/Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 11.9 watts (looks better than HDR on with minimal brightness)
  • half display brightness: 12.1 watts
  • full display brightness: 12.4 watts (up to 600 nits)

HDR on, (1280x800, 60 fps/Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 12.5 watts
  • half display brightness: 12.7 watts (looks much better than HDR off with full brightness)
  • full display brightness: 13.3 watts (up to 1000 nits)

HDR off, (1280x800, 90 fps/Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 17.5 watts (looks better than HDR on with minimal brightness)
  • half display brightness: 17.7 watts
  • full display brightness: 18.0 watts (up to 600 nits)

HDR on, (1280x800, 90 fps/Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 20.1 watts
  • half display brightness: 20.3 watts (looks much better than HDR off with full brightness)
  • full display brightness: 20.8 watts (up to 1000 nits)

HDR off, (1280x800, 45 fps / 90 Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 10.0 watts (looks better than HDR on with minimal brightness)
  • half display brightness:  10.1 watts
  • full display brightness: 10.5 watts (up to 600 nits)

HDR on, (1280x800, 45 fps / 90 Hz, graphics: high, no dynamic resolution):

  • minimal display brightness: 10.5 watts
  • half display brightness: 10.7 watts (looks much better than HDR off with full brightness)
  • full display brightness: 11.2 watts (up to 1000 nits)

So in the 10 - 13 watts tests, HDR only adds 0.5 - 0.9 watts, depending on the display brightness.
In the results of 17 watts and above, HDR adds 2.6 - 2.8 watts... that probably includes the higher fan speed for cooling.

Last edited by Conina - on 25 May 2024