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sc94597 on 17 October 2025
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bonzobanana said:
sc94597 said:

I mean having played both versions in handheld mode they are roughly comparable now that the FSR4 INT8 model leaked. Before that the SW2 had a clear advantage. The Switch 2 version is running at a higher average internal resolution in quality mode and roughly comparable average internal resolution in performance mode. On both platforms they're 30fps experience with significant drops, unless you use the "Golden 40" settings for Steam Deck, but then the game looks very much worse because you need to use FSR 2 to achieve that. 

Performance on Switch 2 handheld is roughly comparable to Switch 2 docked, if not slightly better. It's mostly internal resolution that differ between handheld and docked, in this game and most others. 

Switch 2 also has better battery life than LED Steam Deck in this game. 

Isn't the Switch 2 in portable performance mode rendering at 640x360p to create a 720p image and quite soft and undetailed and from what Digital Foundry says Switch 2 fps tanks in really intensive fire fights almost to the point of being unplayable. Also I thought I'd seen a battery life comparison and the Steam Deck was comfortably superior to Switch 2. It only has a 15W TDP and a larger battery capacity. A quick google shows Cyberpunk on Steam Deck can be 1.5 to 5 hours depending on settings and model. Good performance vs battery runtime looks around 3 hours. Switch 2 appears to be 2-2.5 hours so comparable but if anything a little lower.

Every Switch 2 mode has  dynamic resolution scaling combined with DLSS. Handheld performance mode can go as low as 360p or as high as 720p, but it doesn't stay there. It varies based on workload. It is meaningful to talk about the average internal resolution. Really no reason to play the SW2 version in performance mode anyway, currently.

The Steam Deck Golden 40 settings (which is what SW2 Performance should be compared to, since both aim for a 40fps target but in reality vary between 30 and 40fps) is using FSR 2.1 Balanced, which is internally 470p. FSR2.1 is also a lot worse than DLSS. 

Once you start talking about using FSR 4 on the Steam Deck you are talking about at best a locked 30fps with drops, like SW2 Quality. 

The Digital Foundry tests you are alluding to are mostly worst-case what-if scenarios. When playing the game regularly, SW2 is mostly at or near its 30fps target. 

You answered your battery life question. 1.5 (for LCD, max TDP)< 2 hours. Nobody is getting 5 hours in Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam Deck. That would require running the TDP like 7W, which isn't going to give you a playeable experience. Most people are running the game at a full 12W. 

Here is a Steam Deck OLED vs. SW2 comparison at max TDP. They have roughly the same battery life.

This is what Handheld Quality SW2 vs. Steam Deck FSR4 Performance, which both perform very similarly, look like.

sc94597 said:

Steam Deck FSR 4 Performance 800p target

Switch 2 Handheld mode Quality

Last edited by sc94597 - on 17 October 2025