Steam Deck
Specification
| Model Name | Steam Deck |
| Brand | Valve |
| Release Date | February 2022 |
| Price | $349 (Base) $399 (Mid) $449 (High) |
| Where to buy? | *Get the Steam Deck on Amazon |
| OS | SteamOS |
| Launcher | |
| Custom Firmware (CFW) | Batocera |
| CPU | Custom AMD Zen 2 |
| Cores/Threads | 4 Cores 8 Threads @ 2.4 – 3.5 GHz |
| GPU | Custom AMD RDNA 2 with 8 CUs @ 1.0 to 1.6 GHz |
| RAM | 16GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 5500 MHz |
| Internal Storage Size | 64GB/256GB/512GB |
| Internal Storage Type | eMMC (Base) PCIe 3 NVMe SSD (Mid/High) |
| Internal Storage Speed | |
| Expandable Storage | microSD (max 1TB) |
| Expandable Storage Speed | |
| Width | 298 mm |
| Height | 117 mm |
| Depth | 49 mm |
| Weight | 669g |
| Material | Plastic |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Colors | Black |
| Shoulder / Trigger Buttons | |
| Analog Sticks | Dual with L3/R3 |
| Rumble / vibration | |
| Battery Capacity | 5200 mAh |
| Fast Charging | |
| Avg. Battery Life (tested) | 2.5 hours |
| Size (inches) | 7 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:10 |
| Display Type | IPS |
| Touchscreen | |
| Max Brightness | 400 nits |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Protection | OCA laminated screen |
| Screen to body ratio | |
| Pixel Density | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 |
| Network | |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | |
| TV Output | |
| Ports | 1 x USB Type C |
| Others | |
| Other features | Haptic feedback, capacitative touch trackpads, 4 additional grip buttons, supports Docking Station |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
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| PlayStation 1 | |
| Nintendo 64 | |
| Sega Dreamcast | |
| PlayStation 2 | |
| Game Boy Advance | |
| Nintendo GameCube | |
| Nintendo DS | |
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| Nintendo Wii U | |
| Compatibility Sheet | |
| Passmark CPU Mark | |
| Geekbench 6 | Single-core: 1278 Multi-core: 4365 |
| Geekbench 5 | Single-core: 849 Multi-core: 3592 |
| Antutu | |
| Cinebench R23 | Single-core: 975 Multi-core: 4359 |
| 3DMark |
Steam Deck is Valve‘s first foray into the handheld gaming market and it is a successful one indeed.
Pros
- One of the best handheld gaming console money can buy.
- Outstanding emulation performance.
- Plays PC games well and works like a PC when you want to be more productive.
- Touch pad allows you to play mouse heavy games such as RTS and FPS with better accuracy.
- Priced reasonably.
- Allows you to play game out of the box without tinkering needed.
- Responsive and prompt support from Valve.
Cons
- Battery life can be as low as only 1.5 hours or as high as 8 hours depending on the type of games being played.
- Limited availability.
- Massive size and impossible to fit in your pocket.
- Comes with its own.
- Limited (but growing) list of Steam Deck compatible games.
- Screen is decent but could have been better.
- Single USB-C port.
Comparisons
Steam Deck vs Nintendo Switch OLED