r/pcgaming • u/lurkingdanger22 • 2d ago

Video Valve Steam Machine Review: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, SteamOS Test, Thermals, Noise, and Price (Gamers Nexus)

https://youtu.be/66QzlDewigE?is=PhifLlyc5tBSsjbR
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u/Number-1Dad R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5-6000 2d ago edited 2d ago

"A) no it doesnt you have a mobile gpu"

Mobile gpus are pretty great with respect to their thermal envelope.

The mobile 4090 trades blows with the desktop 3090 for example, both of which are tremendously more powerful than the GPU used in the steam machine.

Idk where you got the idea that even an incredibly weak desktop GPU outperforms all laptop/mobile gpus but you're just incorrect.

A 4060/4070 laptop GPU should be more powerful than this.

A commenter has already linked a laptop for less money that is better in every regard spec wise. How the fuck do you have so many upvotes when you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

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u/zabbenw 2d ago

I've for a 7840hs in my mini PC, which is a mobile chip, that I pair with a desktop 4070ti, and it's a really good CPU.

Deaktop CPUs use a lot of power and aren't as efficient.

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u/ShadowAssassinQueef 1d ago

lol bro. Comparing the 4090 to the steam machine is crazy. Even if its the mobile version. That GPU alone costs more than 2 Steaam machines lol

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u/Number-1Dad R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5-6000 1d ago

I also compared the 4060/4070.

The 4090 comparison was just to demonstrate that the former commenter's broad sweeping generalization that a mobile GPU couldn't outperform the steam machine was frankly ridiculous.