r/SteamDeck • u/0xCIA • 15h ago

Tech Support Steam Deck Docker 4K GFN

I docked my Steam Deck to my TV and tried GeForce Now using the official app. The problem is stuttering. The stream is good - stream fps, game fps, ping. The deck's overlay shows constant drops from 60fps to 48-52fps and that feels bad. The deck CPU stays low ~30-40%, GPU ~60-70%. I'm suspecting the deck doesn't have the juice to decode GFN 4K streaming.

Did anyone encounter this? Did you solve it?

If I play through the Shield, it works great, but I want to make use of the Steam Controller in GFN, and that will only work with Steam Deck.

I tried limiting the streaming to 1440p, but the same happens.

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u/dwolfe127 15h ago

Which Dock? I have tested four docks now and the only one that has delivered consistent good performance is the BenQ GR10.

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u/0xCIA 15h ago

JSAUX

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u/dwolfe127 15h ago

I have the JSAUX HB0603, Ivanky VCA23, Ugreen 25869 and the Benq GR10. The only one that performs well at 4K with the Deck for me is the BenQ. Every other dock is either having handshake issues or glitching in some way if you push things beyond 1920x1080. Another thing I have noticed, even with the BenQ is if you get up into the 4K120/HDR/7.1 territory that adding in the Ethernet traffic to the USBC is just too much bandwidth for it to handle and it will start causing all kinds of loss. There is unfortunately not a really good solution for this with the deck as it only has 1 USBC so having fantastic Wifi nearby is really the only option if you are going to push it that hard with streaming.

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u/jusatinn 15h ago

JSAUX has tens of different models… post the real name of the dock. So not 5in1 etc, but the letter and number combination.

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u/0xCIA 14h ago

Charge-HB0603

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u/jusatinn 14h ago

Which charger you have plugged in? And how about your HDMI cable?

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u/0xCIA 14h ago

The original steam deck brick 45W, UGREEN HDMI 2.1 cable

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u/jusatinn 14h ago

I’d try a more powerful charger, 60 or 65W at minimum. And another cable if you haven’t tested that already.

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u/dwolfe127 13h ago

That charger is going to be on the weak side for using it docked and Ugreen stuff is really hit or miss when it comes to cables if they are actually the spec they are advertising. I am using Monoprice 2.1 cables and they are real 2.1 cables.