In this article, we will give tips on extending the Battery life on your Steam Deck. We shall also be discussing some bugs that are causing rapid battery drain. The Steam Deck is a hand-held portable gaming device developed by Valve Corporation with the help of AMD Technologies.
This small beast of a machine has become very popular since its release, and people have been using it day and night all day. The Steam Deck uses trackpads, Xbox input buttons, joysticks, etc. It is built very well with hefty features available in it. However, some users have been complaining about the battery draining quickly in a short time.
Steam Deck Battery Draining Fast, How to Fix?
Before we look for solutions on how to extend life/fix battery draining issues on your Steam Deck, it is important to know why the battery life is not so great on a Steam Deck. Here are some obvious reasons we are familiar with.
- The Steam Deck runs demanding AAA titles, therefore making the GPU, CPU, and other components run at max, thus, leading to a hit on the battery life.
- The Battery capacity is 5,300 mAH which seems less for a handheld device that is power-hungry.
- Newer titles that are released every few months are getting more demanding for the Steam Deck which in turn, again, leads to a hit on the battery life.
- A recent bug has been draining the battery massively, which will be discussed towards the end of this article.
Now that we are aware of why the battery drains very quickly on your Steam Deck, we will be going over some suggestions to fix/extend the battery life of your Steam Deck.
