The ASUS ROG Ally is a fantastic handheld gaming device, and is more than capable of playing the latest AAA releases, but there do exist some instances where extensive configuration is required to get certain games running smoothly – such as Ubisoft’s newest game, Star Wars Outlaws.
The best Star Wars Outlaws settings for the ROG Ally will prioritize a smoother frame rate over battery life in this regard, given the rather janky nature of the PC port.
Optimized Star Wars Outlaws ROG Ally settings
In-game settings
- Resolution: 1920×1080
- Display Mode: Exclusive Fullscreen
- Frame Rate Limiter: 60
- Upscaler Type: FSR 3
- Frame Generation: On
- Upscaler Mode: Fixed
- Upscaler Quality: Performance
- Fog Blur: Off
- Quality: Medium
- Environment Reflection Quality: Medium
- Microdetail Quality: Medium
- Particle Quality: Low
- Scatter Density: Low
- Shadow Quality: Low
- Distant Shadows: Off
- Shadow Proxies: On
- Spotlight Shadow Quality: Medium
- Deformable Terrain Quality: Low
- Lens and Cinematic Effects Quality: Low
- Extra Streaming Distance: 50
- Object Detail: 80
- Destruction Quality: Low
- Spotlight Projection Resolution: 128
- Terrain Resolution: Medium
- BVH Quality: Low
- Volumetric Fog: Low
- Volumetric Clouds: Low
- Chromatic Aberration: On
- Film Grain: Off
- Depth of Field: Low
Settings related to ray tracing should be disabled and/or kept at Low to favor performance. Frame generation is absolutely essential to get playable frame rates.
ROG Ally specific settings
- Operating Mode: Turbo (25 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 Frame Generation: Enabled
- Recommended VRAM: 7-8 GB
- Expected battery life: 1 hour for the original ROG Ally, 3-4 hours for the ROG Ally X
Do keep in mind that by using the 30 W Turbo preset, it is possible to squeeze out a few more frames – but only by plugging the unit to a charger.
While Star Wars Outlaws does not run particularly well on the ROG Ally, it is hoped that future patches will help alleviate these issues.
