AMD's new mobile CPU might be just what Steam Deck 2 needs to keep up with increasingly fierce competition

Buddahriffic , 4 months ago

Every single one of them from that link yesterday, other than the one that just uses cloud gaming, uses AMD chips, so there’s already a selection of AMD chips to keep up with the competition.

kae , 4 months ago

This article is real clickbait.

7%. That’s the gains on AMDs new APU. You’re going from 48 to 51 FPS.

What’s impressive to me is how efficient Valve and AMD got the custom APU that it’s taken this long to catch up. The next generational leap will be worth it, but talk to me when we’re looking at 25-50% gains. Then you’ll be looking at having a real upgrade cycle.

The secret sauce is in the whole package. SteamOS, the controls, and the form factor.

WereCat , 4 months ago

Exactly, we need either around 25% more perf at lower power or 50% at the same power otherwise there’s no point.

conciselyverbose , 4 months ago

The other dumb part is that when their manufacturing capability does significantly improve, AMD will happily sell similar chips to other people. And Valve won't care in the slightest. Because all they want is people on PC so they buy games, many of which are through steam.

Linux being relevant is a bigger benefit to them than any revenue from the deck, and they've already demonstrated that it's capable of pretty much any game that doesn't actively exclude it.

ramble81 , 4 months ago

What competition do they have that is even worth considering?

hperrin , 4 months ago

The best part of the Steam Deck imho is the controls. Unless another handheld has the same controls, it’s just not a contender to me.