{"id":5527,"date":"2021-07-16T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T23:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2021-07-17T08:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T15:32:42","slug":"valve-steam-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5527","title":{"rendered":"Valve Steam Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLtiRGTZvGM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming in Dec 2021, the Steam Deck. You can use it as a handheld or plug in any standard external display, keyboard, mouse &#8211; and use it almost as a full desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hardware<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Custom <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMD_Accelerated_Processing_Unit\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMD_Accelerated_Processing_Unit\" target=\"_blank\">AMD based APU<\/a><ul><li>CPU: Zen 2 4c\/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32)<\/li><li>GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32)<\/li><li>APU power: 4-15W<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Display:<ul><li>7&#8243; 1280&#215;800 (16:10 aspect ratio) 60Hz 400 nits Touchscreen IPS<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (5500 MT\/s dual-channel)<\/li><li>Storage (varies by model purchased):<ul><li>64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 x1) &#8211; $399<\/li><li>256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4) &#8211; $529<\/li><li>512 GB high-speed NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4) &#8211; $649<\/li><li>All models use socketed 2230 m.2 modules (not intended for end-user replacement)<\/li><li>All models include high-speed microSD card slot<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Interface controls<ul><li>Gamepad Controls:<ul><li>A B X Y buttons<\/li><li>D-pad<\/li><li>L &amp; R analog triggers<\/li><li>L &amp; R bumpers<\/li><li>View &amp; Menu buttons<\/li><li>4x assignable grip buttons<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Thumbsticks: 2x full-size analog sticks with capacitive touch<\/li><li>HD Haptics<\/li><li>Trackpads:<ul><li>2x 32.5mm square trackpads with haptic feedback<\/li><li>55% better latency compared to Steam Controller<\/li><li>Pressure-sensitivity for configurable click strength<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Gyro: 6-Axis IMU<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Dual-band Wi-Fi radio, 2.4GHz and 5GHz, 2&#215;2 MIMO, IEEE 802.11a\/b\/g\/n\/ac + Bluetooth 5.0<\/li><li>Ports\/expansion:<ul><li>UHS-I supports SD, SDXC and SDHC<\/li><li>USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode support; up to 8K @60Hz or 4K @120Hz, USB 3.2 Gen 2<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>40Whr battery + 45W USB Type-C PD3.0 power supply<\/li><li>Weight: Approx. 669 grams<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Software<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Steam OS &#8211; customized for platform, but you can even load other game stores or even wipe the device and install another OS like Windows.<\/li><li>Cloudsaves work &#8211; so you can play on pc, save, load on the Steam Deck and pick right up where you left off.<\/li><li>Suspend and resume a game &#8211; but only 1 at a time<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming in Dec 2021, the Steam Deck. You can use it as a handheld or plug in any standard external display, keyboard, mouse &#8211; and use it almost as a full desktop. Hardware: Custom AMD based APU CPU: Zen 2 4c\/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32) GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32) APU power: 4-15W Display: 7&#8243; 1280&#215;800 (16:10 aspect ratio) 60Hz 400 nits Touchscreen IPS 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (5500 MT\/s dual-channel)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5527\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool","category-technical"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4WECr-1r9","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5527"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5531,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5527\/revisions\/5531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}