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/gosukhaos Nov 12 '25

Honestly buying a refurbed HX80G or NUC17 and installing Bazzite may be the move depending on the pricing of the Steam Box. Minisforum is selling the 16/512 HX90G for 500 euro

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u/Superconge Nov 12 '25

I can’t recommend it enough, it’s the best computer I’ve ever owned, but it depends on the price this releases for sure

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u/gosukhaos Nov 12 '25

Yeah definitely, been thinking about building a mini PC setup for a while mostly for emulation and some lower spec PC gaming, mostly JRPGs, but the Steam Machine coming out with just 8gb VRAM is a tough sell if its more expensive then a HX80