Valve has introduced a new game frame rate feature for Steam Deck. Players can now view a game's average frame rate on Steam Deck directly on Steam store pages and in the Steam client Beta, with the option to expand and view a frame rate distribution histogram. This feature is generated based on real runtime data submitted by Steam Deck users who voluntarily enable anonymous frame rate reporting. It currently covers all three categories of games that have passed Deck compatibility testing, and thousands of games already have average frame rate data available for display; the amount of data will continue to grow as more players report. The histogram helps players understand how the average frame rate is composed and determine whether a game has stuttering or frame drops. Valve said the purpose of launching this feature is to give players a more complete understanding of how games actually perform on Steam Deck, so they can make more informed purchasing and playing decisions; this update is also the foundation for providing frame rate data for more devices. Currently, the Steam desktop client Beta has begun prompting users to voluntarily enable anonymous frame rate reporting, and this will gradually roll out to all players to accumulate data for more hardware platforms. Official details disclosed include: most Deck users have already participated in data reporting; frame rate content is only displayed once the data sample reaches a minimum threshold; statistics only include data under the default frame rate limit and do not distinguish between in-game graphics settings modified by players themselves; gaps in specific ranges of the histogram are usually caused by the VSync frame rate synchronization mechanism; players can turn the anonymous game frame rate data reporting option on or off at any time in their Steam account settings.