Upcoming APUs sporting Zen 4 cores and RDNA 3+ graphics are claimed to be much faster than existing chips, and look ideal for handhelds.

Honestly I think it’s probably too soon for the kind of significant performance increase Valve is wanting for the Steam Deck 2. Not to mention that the OLED deck just came out. That said, even if these chips don’t make it to a Deck 2 I’m sure we’ll see them in competing devices.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/19261005

  • @helenslunch@feddit.nl
    1•1 month ago

    Most consoles go 7+ years without performance upgrades. I hope Valve follows the same pattern while continuing to optimize SteamOS.

    • FubarberryOPMEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      I’m guessing we’ll get a shorter lifespan, maybe 4 years.

      • @helenslunch@feddit.nl
        2•1 month ago

        I think if there are substantial increases in performance and efficiency then yes, they’ll have to, especially for the latter. That’s something home consoles don’t have to concern themselves with.