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It’s the most straightforward way to check that your BIOS changes have affected the minimum VRAM size.

Valve�s Steam Deck with power button visible

You’ll need to access the Steam Deck’s BIOS to adjust its minimum VRAM allocation from a cold boot.

BIOS menu on Valve’s Steam Deck

Entering the BIOS menu on Steam Deck.

Advanced menu of Valve’s Steam Deck BIOS

Advanced menu of the Steam Deck BIOS.

4 GB VRAM Size set in Valve’s Steam Deck

4 GB VRAM Size correctly identified on my Steam Deck.

Checking 4GB of Dedicated Video Memory in Windows 11 with an ASUS ROG Ally

Checking 4GB of Dedicated Video Memory on my ASUS ROG Ally using the same steps as I would on any Steam Deck running Microsoft’s OS.

Comparing performance in Red Dead Redemption on Steam Deck with UMA Frame Buffer Size set to 1G and 4G

Comparing performance in Red Dead Redemption on Steam Deck with UMA Frame Buffer Size set to 1G and 4G.

Lenovo Legion Go (2023)

BIOS main menu displayed on a Lenovo Legion Go S.

Avowed running on ROG Ally X.

Dune: Awakening benchmark tool in Steam on the Steam Deck.

Dbrand Steam Deck skin

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II running on ROG Ally X. Two men featured riding horses.

Xbox Game Bar compact mode on the ROG Ally

Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark running on MSI Claw 8 AI+.

Razer�s Minecraft collection in retail boxes

Screenshots of Blue Prince the game

Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

Black Lenovo Legion Go S in front of white one.

Dbrand accessoreis for Steam Deck

Xbox controller with WD-40

Elden Ring Nightreign

The rare Caine Trailblazer operator skin, obtainable from the Return to Verdansk event in Call of Duty: Warzone

Dune: Awakening

DOOM: The Dark Ages

Windows 11 system features

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.