Nintendo Switch Lite vs Valve Steam Deck LCD

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Switch Lite compared with Steam Deck LCD

	NintendoSwitch Lite	ValveSteam Deck LCD
Overview
Released
Released	September 2019	February 2022
Performance
Type
Type	Handheld	Handheld
CPU
CPU	NVIDIA customised Tegra processor	AMD Zen 2, 4 cores / 8 threads
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA customised Tegra processor (integrated GPU)	AMD RDNA 2, 8 CUs
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.6 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	4 GB	16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	32 GB	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	No	No
CPU
CPU	NVIDIA customised Tegra processor (Tegra X1-based ODNX10-A1, according to iFixit)	7 nm AMD APU; Zen 2, 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.4–3.5 GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32); APU power 4–15 W
GPU
GPU	–	8 RDNA 2 compute units at 1.6 GHz (1.6 TFlops FP32)
Memory detail
Memory detail	4 GB LPDDR4X in two 16 Gb Samsung chips (iFixit; not published by Nintendo)	16 GB LPDDR5 on-board, 5500 MT/s, quad 32-bit channels
Storage detail
Storage detail	32 GB; about 6.2 GB is reserved for the system	64 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB versions were sold; Valve has stopped producing the LCD model
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC cards	High-speed microSD slot (UHS-I; SD, SDHC and SDXC)
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	8K up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	5.5″ LCD, 1280 × 720	7″ LCD, 1280 × 800, 60 Hz
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	Capacitive touch screen; 5.5-inch LCD; 1280 × 720. Nintendo doesn't publish the refresh rate	1280 × 800 optically bonded IPS LCD touchscreen; 400 nits typical; ambient light sensor
Video output
Video output	None	DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode over USB-C; up to 8K at 60 Hz or 4K at 120 Hz
Audio
Audio	Stereo speakers; 3.5 mm headset jack	Stereo speakers with embedded DSP; dual microphone array; 3.5 mm headset jack; multichannel audio over DisplayPort, USB-C or Bluetooth
Design and power
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 7 hours	Up to 8 hours
Weight
Weight	275 g (better)	669 g
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	About 3 to 7 hours (Nintendo support); the product page says more than six hours depending on the game (roughly four hours in The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild); 3570 mAh; charges in about 3 hours	40 Wh; 2–8 hours of gameplay depending on content
Power use
Power use	4 W while gaming	45 W USB PD 3.0 power supply with 1.5 m cable
Colours
Colours	Blue, Coral, Yellow, Grey	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	USB-C (charging only)	1 × USB-C (DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode, USB 3.2 Gen 2, charging), 3.5 mm headset jack, microSD slot
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 5 (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.1, NFC	Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (2.4 and 5 GHz, 2 × 2 MIMO, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0
Controller
Controller	Built-in controls with a +Control Pad; Joy-Con can be paired separately	Built-in controls with A/B/X/Y, D-pad, analogue triggers, bumpers, 4 assignable grip buttons, 2 full-size analogue sticks with capacitive touch, 2 × 32.5 mm square haptic trackpads, HD haptics and a 6-axis gyro
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Nintendo Switch game cards only; games must support handheld mode	Runs Steam games natively on SteamOS 3 or through Proton; KDE Plasma desktop mode