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Valve Steam Deck OLED · Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_front_home.png; complete supplied canvas and background
Valve · Steam Deck
Steam Deck OLED
Valve's handheld gaming PC running SteamOS, with a 7.4-inch 90 Hz HDR OLED screen and a 50 Wh battery, for players who want their Steam library away from a desk.
Model history · 2 models, 2022–2023
- 2022Steam Deck LCDCompare
- 2023Steam Deck OLED
- Type
- Handheld
- Output
- 8K
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB – 1 TB
- Weight
- 640 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the vivid OLED screen is the main improvement and, with the lighter build, better battery life and quieter cooling, makes this the best Steam Deck. Performance is unchanged from the original, so demanding new games can struggle; TechRadar still found battery life poor and the device bulky, and PC Gamer found Linux occasionally a pain.
From tomsguide.com, techradar.com and pcgamer.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Handheld
- CPU
- AMD Zen 2, 4 cores / 8 threads
- GPU
- AMD RDNA 2, 8 CUs
- GPU compute
- 1.6 TFLOPS
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1 TB
- Disc drive
- No
- CPU
- 6 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
- 8 RDNA 2 compute units at 1.6 GHz (1.6 TFlops FP32)
- Memory detail
- 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board, 6400 MT/s, quad 32-bit channels
- Storage detail
- NVMe SSD
- Storage expansion
- High-speed microSD slot (UHS-I; SD, SDHC and SDXC)
Display and video
- Maximum output
- 8K up to 120 fps
- Built-in screen
- 7.4″ OLED, 1280 × 800, 90 Hz
- Built-in screen
- 1280 × 800 HDR OLED touchscreen; 1,000 nits peak (HDR), 600 nits (SDR); contrast over 1,000,000:1; 110% P3; under 0.1 ms response; dual ambient light sensors. 1 TB model has premium anti-glare etched glass
- Video output
- DisplayPort over USB-C; up to 8K at 60 Hz or 4K at 120 Hz
- HDR
- HDR on the built-in OLED screen
- Audio
- 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)
- Up to 12 hours
- Weight
- 640 g
- Battery life detail
- 50 Wh; 3–12 hours of gameplay depending on content
- Power use
- 45 W USB PD 3.0 power supply with 2.5 m cable
- In the box
- Steam Deck OLED, 45 W power supply, carrying case (with removable liner on the 1 TB model)
Connections
- Ports
- 1 × USB-C (DisplayPort over USB-C, USB 3 Gen 2, charging), 3.5 mm headset jack, microSD slot
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, 2 × 2 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.3
- Controller
- 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
- Runs Steam games natively on SteamOS 3 or through Proton; KDE Plasma desktop mode
Pros and cons
Pros
- 7.4-inch HDR OLED screen, up to 90 Hz and 1,000 nits peak (HDR)
- 50 Wh battery rated for 3 to 12 hours of gameplay
- Trackpads, grip buttons and gyro; Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3
Cons
- 1280 × 800 screen resolution
- 1.6 TFLOPS GPU, well behind current home consoles
- Heavier than a Switch at about 640 g
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Output | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld | – | 16 GB | 512 GB | 608 g | Jun 2023 | |
| Handheld | – | 16 GB | 256 GB – 1 TB | – | Oct 2023 | |
| Handheld | – | – | – | 529 g | Nov 2023 |
Previous model: Steam Deck LCD.
Sources
- steamdeck.com/en/tech
- store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
- steamdeck.com/en/press
- steamdb.info/blog/steam-deck-oled
- Steam Deck OLED, face buttons and right controls in a dark studio close-up: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_abxy.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED, shoulder buttons and orange power-button detail: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_bumper.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED, front view playing Cocoon in the supplied dark studio scene: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_front_cocoon.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED, low three-quarter view of the top edge and grips: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_leftcorner.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED, supplied circular arrangement with red and cyan display lighting: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_orb.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED, top-edge ports and controls in the supplied dark studio scene: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member steam_deck_oled/press_oled_top.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White, three-quarter front view on the supplied turquoise background: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_white_shady_english.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White, face-button close-up on the supplied turquoise background: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_white_abxy.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White, shoulder and power-button close-up: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_white_bumper.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White, low rear three-quarter view on the supplied turquoise background: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_white_corner.jpg; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White, front view with its Steam library displayed: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_white_front_english.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition, translucent rear shell and orange ventilation detail: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_le_back.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition, supplied close-up of its translucent rear shell: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_le_corner.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition, top-edge controls and orange accents: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_le_redaccents.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition, thumbstick and orange accent close-up: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member press_le_thumb.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED playing Bomb Rush Cyberfunk beside a dog on a porch: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member playing_oled_bombRush.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED playing Dave the Diver beside a swimming pool: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member playing_oled_davethediver.png; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Deck OLED playing Sackboy, supplied over-the-shoulder photograph: Valve, official Steam Deck press kit; archive member playing_oled_sackboy.png; complete supplied canvas and background