What is Allow Tearing on Steam Deck?
Allow Tearing on the Steam Deck refers to a setting that lets your games run faster by not syncing the screen's refresh rate with the game's frame rate. This can result in screen tearing, where you might see parts of multiple frames at once, but it can also boost performance!
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It's a setting that, when enabled, can improve game performance by allowing frames to be displayed without waiting for the screen to finish each refresh cycle. You'll get faster frame rates but might notice screen tearing.
You want maximum performance and don't mind a bit of visual tearing? Turn this on!
I tried 'Allow Tearing' and it made my games smoother but with some noticeable screen tearing during fast movements. Worth it if you need the extra FPS.
Screen tearing for more FPS? Yup, that's what Allow Tearing does on your Steam Deck.
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