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Valve Steam Machine · Valve, exact official product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background
Valve · Steam Machine
Steam Machine
Valve's compact living-room gaming PC running SteamOS, with a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU, for players who want their Steam library on a TV or monitor without building a PC.
- Type
- Home console
- Output
- 8K
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB – 2 TB
- Weight
- 2,600 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers like the small, well-built design, near-silent running and how easily SteamOS works from the sofa, but agree it is expensive for its performance. Demanding games need low settings or heavy upscaling, ray tracing is largely out of reach, and Gamers Nexus found a similarly priced home-built PC runs games faster; PC Gamer also hit setup and game compatibility quirks.
From pcgamer.com, engadget.com and gamersnexus.net
Specifications
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- Type
- Home console
- CPU
- Semi-custom AMD Zen 4, 6 cores / 12 threads
- GPU
- Semi-custom AMD RDNA 3, 28 CUs
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 2 TB
- Disc drive
- No
- CPU
- Semi-custom AMD Zen 4, 6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.8 GHz, 30 W TDP
- GPU
- Semi-custom AMD RDNA 3, 28 compute units, 2.45 GHz maximum sustained clock, 110 W TDP; FSR 4.1 upscaling
- Memory detail
- 16 GB DDR5-5600 system memory in one 16 GB or two 8 GB modules (Gamers Nexus); two replaceable SO-DIMM slots (iFixit); 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory (VRAM)
- Storage detail
- NVMe SSD, 512 GB or 2 TB
- Storage expansion
- High-speed microSD card slot
Display and video
- Maximum output
- 8K up to 240 fps
- Video output
- DisplayPort 1.4 up to 4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz (HDR, FreeSync, daisy-chaining); HDMI 2.0 up to 4K at 120 Hz (HDR, FreeSync, CEC)
- HDR
- HDR over DisplayPort and HDMI
- Variable refresh rate
- FreeSync over DisplayPort and HDMI
Design and power
- Weight
- 2,600 g
- Power use
- 300 W internal power supply (Gamers Nexus), 110–240 V AC
- Colours
- Black; 2 TB models also come with red fabric and solid walnut faceplates
Connections
- Ports
- Front 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1; back 2 × USB-A 2.0, 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet; microSD slot
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- 2 × 2 Wi-Fi 6E; Bluetooth 5.3 with a dedicated antenna; built-in 2.4 GHz Steam Controller wireless adapter (up to four controllers)
- Controller
- None included with the base models; bundles add a Steam Controller
- Backward compatibility
- Runs compatible Steam games on SteamOS 3, including Windows games through Proton; KDE Plasma desktop mode; other operating systems can be installed
Pros and cons
Pros
- 28-CU RDNA 3 GPU with 8 GB GDDR6, which Valve says has over six times the power of Steam Deck
- DisplayPort 1.4 up to 4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz, plus HDMI 2.0
- Built-in power supply and Steam Controller adapter in a roughly 16 cm cube
Cons
- 16 GB of system memory, with no disc drive
- HDMI 2.0 is limited to 4K at 120 Hz
- Sold through a reservation queue rather than off the shelf
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Output | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home console | 8K | 16 GB | 2 TB | 3,100 g | Nov 2024 | |
| Home console | 4K | 16 GB | 825 GB – 1 TB | 2,500 g | Nov 2023 | |
| Handheld | – | 16 GB | 512 GB | 670 g | Oct 2025 |
Sources
- store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine
- store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245
- store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/698770449667981836
- help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8
- gamersnexus.net/pre-built-pc/valve-steam-machine-review-gpu-cpu-benchmarks-stea…
- ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Machine+(2026)+RAM+Replacement/225338
Photo: Valve, exact official product photograph; complete supplied canvas and background
- Steam Machine, supplied three-quarter studio photograph with the manufacturer’s identifying mark: Valve, official exact-model product page; complete supplied photograph and background
- Steam Machine beside a television while two people play, complete supplied living-room photograph: Valve, official exact-model product page; complete supplied photograph and background
- Steam Machine 512GB supplied configuration with Steam Controller: Valve, exact official selected configuration photograph; complete supplied canvas and white background
- Steam Machine 2TB supplied configuration with red and wood faceplates: Valve, exact official selected configuration photograph; complete supplied canvas and white background
- Steam Machine 2TB supplied configuration with Steam Controller, red and wood faceplates: Valve, exact official selected configuration photograph; complete supplied canvas and white background
