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I just checked the game out again on the Deck.
I tried playing at Ultra without any FSR(2). And sure, technically relative performance isn't that much worse so if you don't really care about FPS dropping into the teens and averages being below 30, I could see you playing at Ultra.
Then I set it back to my preferred settings (Medium preset, FSR2 Balanced), and it's a night and day difference. It has headroom to go above 30 FPS, but I cap it to 30 for what is very consistent frame delivery it seems. I don't remember it running this well, but recent Steam OS and game updates probably improved things.
So I'd recommend Medium preset + FSR2 Balanced or maybe Quality. Then I'd cap it to 30 FPS because frame times are all over the place otherwise. You can then turn down the TDP until you start seeing frame times getting worse. 10 watts didn't seem to perform too bad for me. It doesn't look much worse from Ultra considering the size of the Deck's screen.
Full disclaimer that I have the first generation LCD Steam Deck though. Your OLED model might have a slight performance/efficiency advantage, but the core experience will be similar. I also undervolted my Deck's APU. You could try lowering TDP even further from the 10 watts I tried though to increase battery life ever so slightly.
All that being said, if you're fine playing it at Ultra, by all means do it. There's nothing wrong with that.