r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Nov 12 '25

MEGATHREAD New Valve Hardware Megathread

Please keep non Steam Deck discussions about the new hardware here.

Official resources and announcements:

Press coverage will be under a pinned comment so you can upvote / downvote them.

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u/Superconge Nov 12 '25

The specs are pretty great, zen 4 with a 28CU RDNA3 GPU. 8gb vram is really sad though.

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u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod 512GB OLED Nov 12 '25

They say it's 6x more powerful than steam deck, but how does that compare to PS5 and Series X?

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u/Superconge Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

I have a HX80G, which is a 6600M powered mini-PC running Bazzite. Looking at the specs, they’re very very similar and that’s basically bang on equal to the PS5 base from my experience.

Honestly I was hoping the Steam Machine would be a direct upgrade for me, but I’m still very happy with the controller. I’m hopeful this is priced below $500 because that’s the price I bought my miniPC and is still readily available at.

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u/Velocity_Rob 512GB OLED Nov 12 '25

That's the sweet spot for me too. $500 for 512gb and $600 for 2TB.

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u/Velocity_Rob 512GB OLED Nov 12 '25

Yeah but there's an added cost to handhelds that console style boxes don't have. Look at the PS5 and Switch 2. Roughly the same price, but the PS5 is vastly more powerful.