Valve
Steam Deck
Handheld · Horizontal · SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc
Good for
NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA
Support listed to
PS3
OS
SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc
Released
Feb 2022
The Steam Deck is a high-end horizontal retro handheld from Valve with a 7.0-inch 1280×800 LCD Touchscreen screen, WiFi and Bluetooth, and runs SteamOS 3.0 (Arch Linux), Windows 11, etc. It is best suited for NES, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, with support listed up to PS3. It typically sells for around $399.
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Emulation
Supports 18 of 18 tested systems — 16 at excellent, 1 running well.
DS, 3DS, GBA, N64, NES, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, SNES, Saturn, Genesis, Game Boy, GameCube, Dreamcast
Wii U
Switch
Specifications
Display
Screen
7.0 inch
Aspect ratio
16:10
Resolution
1280 x 800
Pixel density
215.63 PPI
Panel
LCD Touchscreen
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Performance
Chipset
AMD Aerith / Van Gogh
CPU
AMD Zen 2
CPU clock
2.4 GHz - 3.5 GHz
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
GPU
AMD RDNA 2
GPU clock
1.0 GHz - 1.6 GHz
RAM
16 GB LPDDR5
Storage
Internal 64 GB eMMC or 256/512 GB NVMe SSD, External MicroSD
Architecture
x86-64
Build
Battery
40 Wh
Weight
674 grams
Dimensions
298 mm x 117 mm x 49 mm
Material
Plastic
Charge port
USB-C
Controls
Shoulder buttons
Stacked
D-pad
Top
Thumbsticks
Symmetrical
Extra buttons
4x assignable grip buttons (on back), View, Options, Steam, Quick Access, Volume +-, Power
Features
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