Ten years later, the Steam Machine is officially back

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Valve's new console is armed with an AMD 6-core Zen 4 CPU paired with a "semi-custom" RDNA 3 GPU with 28 Compute Units and 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. It also squeezes 16GB DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB storage into something that effectively looks like half an Xbox Series X.

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00:00Valve officially announced a new Steam machine, and it's basically a mini PC. It's armed

00:05with an AMD 6-core Zen 4 CPU paired with a semi-custom RDNA 3 GPU with 28 compute units

00:14and an 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. It also squeezes 16GB DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB storage into something

00:23that effectively looks like half an Xbox Series X. According to Valve, it supports 4K gaming

00:29at 60fps with FSR enabled. In other words, if you leverage AMD's AI upscaling suite,

00:35you can theoretically hit the same level of performance as a PS5,

00:39all while enjoying the company's storefront versatility and console navigation via SteamOS.

00:45The difference this time around, compared to the original concept unveiled 10 years ago,

00:49though, is that Valve is fully embracing console comforts. Just like an Xbox or PS5,

00:55you're getting perks like the ability to wake the system with a brand new Steam controller,

00:59fast-suspend resume, cloud saves, and all the other Steam features you'd expect.

01:05Pricing and exact release date is still to be confirmed, but you'll be the first to know when

01:09we do.

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