Rust is notoriously bad on handhelds but if any handheld has a shot at running this game at a decent frame rate, it is Asus ROG Ally and Ally X. If you’re a Steam Deck user, then you’ll probably won’t even want to go through the hassle of running it.
With the right settings you can push Rust to 35 to 45 frames per second on Asus ROG Ally and sometimes over 50 fps on Ally X.
Run the game at 1080p (you can try 720p with AMD Fluid Motion to try and hit 60 fps).
I used 6GB VRAM and ran Rust at 30W at all times on ROG Ally.
Best Rust Graphics Settings for Asus ROG Ally (X)
| Options | Settings |
|---|---|
| Graphics Quality | 4 |
| Render Scale | 1 |
| Nvidia DLSS | Off |
| Shadow Quality | 1 |
| Shadow Cascades | No Cascades |
| Max Shadow Lights | 1 |
| Water Quality | 1 |
| Water Reflections | 1 |
| Shader Level | Max |
| Draw Distance | Max |
| Shadow Distance | Max |
| Anisotropic Filtering | 1 |
| Parallax Mapping | 0 |
| Grass Displacement | On |
| Grass Shadows | Off |
Asus ROG Ally Specific Settings for Rust
| TDP | 30W |
| VRAM | 6GB |
| Gamepad Mode | On |
| AMD Fluid Motion Frames | On |
With AMD Fluid Motion Frames, you can really feel the difference in performance of Rust on Asus ROG Ally and Ally X. So, I highly recommend turning it on. If you don’t know how to turn it on, click on the link above.
Rust Controller Setup on Asus ROG Ally
Open Steam and click on the controller icon on Rust’s page. What we need to do is download the controller templet from Community Layouts section. The one we are looking for is called “FacelessKnights BEST Rust Controller.”
