God of War Ragnarok is finally out for the PC, nearly 2 years since its original release for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. The PC port brings with it many graphical improvements, including uncapped framerates, and is an overall well optimized port.
This port scales down incredibly well to low-end PCs as well – including handheld gaming devices such as the Steam Deck and ROG Ally.
The best God of War Ragnarok ROG Ally settings as such, will take into consideration both battery life and a target frame rate of 60, with a focus on battery life.
Optimized God of War Ragnarok ROG Ally settings
In-game settings
Display
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1280×720
- VSync: Off
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Frame Rate Limit: 60
- Latency Reduction: Reflex Boost
- Frame Gen: Off
Scaling
- Method: AMD FSR 3.1
- Quality: Native
Quality
- Preset: Custom
- Textures: High
- Models: Medium
- Anisotropic Filter: Medium
- Lighting: Medium
- Shadows: Low
- Reflections: Low
- Atmospherics: Low
- Ambient Occlusion: Low
- Tessellation: Low
Graphics
- Film Grain: Off; can be enabled as per user preference
- Motion Blur: Choose as per user preference
- Reduced Flashing: Choose as per user preference
ROG Ally specific settings
- Operating Mode: Manual (18 W)
- Control Mode: Gamepad
- AMD RSR: Off
- CPU Boost: Disabled
- Resolution: Keep this unchanged
- AMD RIS: On
- FPS Limiter: Disabled to take advantage of VRR
- AFMF 2: Disabled
- Recommended VRAM: 6-8 GB
God of War Ragnarok mandates a minimum of 6 GB VRAM, without which the game may fail to start. Those with the Ally X may find it better to allocate 8 GB of VRAM instead.
Frame Generation is also recommended to be left disabled in order to reduce jittery frames.
Furthermore, a modest TDP of 18 W is recommended for most users, given that the preset above aims for a 720p image at an average of 60 frames per second – something which shouldn’t be too hard for the Ally to achieve. A TDP of 25 W can be worth trying out if you wish to push beyond 60 FPS.
Expect 1.5 hours of battery life on the Ally, with roughly double for the Ally X.
