I ignored mini PCs for years, until AMD APUs made them a serious value proposition
… Since then, mid-range mini PCs can go well beyond basic productivity, and the recent RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 iGPUs make things even better. …
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Valve says the Steam Deck 2 needs a chip that doesn't exist yet
… The Deck is currently powered by a custom Zen 2/RDNA 2 APU, while the industry has moved to Zen 4 and RDNA 3. This means Valve is likely looking to skip a generation to ensure a console-like leap. RDNA 5 is rumored to be a foundational clean sheet redesign of AMD's graphics architecture. …
FSR 4.1 made older Radeon cards interesting again, but not for the reason AMD wants
… In a matter of weeks, unofficial tools such as OptiScaler made it possible to leverage AMD's flagship upscaling on hardware that wasn't supposed to have anything to do with it, including those with RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 architecture. …
FSR 4.1 will be the best thing to happen to handheld PCs this year, and the timing couldn't be more perfect
… Related AMD is giving older Radeon cards an unexpected upgrade, but it's a bigger deal than it appears Older Radeon GPUs are about to get a lot better, but that's not it Every major handheld is in line for the upgrade FSR 4.1 comes to RDNA 3 this summer, and RDNA 2 early next year The official roll… …
The Steam Deck didn't make Linux gaming viable — it made Windows gaming look bloated
… Steam Machine CPU AMD 6-core Zen 4 x86, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP Graphics Semi-custom AMD RDNA3 28CU 8GB GDDR6, 2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP Memory 16GB DDR5 SODIMMs Storage 512GB or 2TB models, microSD card slot Ports DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, Ethernet 1Gbps , USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB … …
SteamOS finally went Super Saiyan with the Steam Deck, but other handhelds proved that wasn't its final form
… The custom AMD Zen 2 APU with RDNA 2 graphics and the 7-inch 800p 60Hz display were more than enough for a portable SteamOS experience for the vast majority of gamers. …
Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
… The original LCD Steam Deck shipped with a custom 7nm AMD APU based on Zen 2 and RDNA 2, and the OLED refresh moved to a revised 6nm version of the same broad Zen 2/RDNA 2 APU architecture. …