{"id":352563,"date":"2025-11-13T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=401768"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:20:47","slug":"valves-new-console-the-steam-machine-is-6-times-more-powerful-than-a-steam-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valves-new-console-the-steam-machine-is-6-times-more-powerful-than-a-steam-deck\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve&#039;s new console, the Steam Machine, is 6 times more powerful than a Steam Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve surprised everyone yesterday with three new products set to hit the market in 2026. Gabe Newell&#8217;s video game company is giving the Steam Machine another shot, and this time they don&#8217;t want to make mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new hardware line from Steam brings a <strong>new Steam Controller<\/strong>, which features two large trackpads and improved gyroscopic functionality. <strong>It also includes the Steam Frame, which is a new virtual reality headset<\/strong> with enhanced features that succeeds the Valve Index.<\/p>\n\n\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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steam Hardware Announcement\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmKrKTwtukE?start=30&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Steam Machine: what is it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve is officially making another Steam Machine, which will allow players to enjoy their Steam games on the television and with more powerful hardware. <strong>The next-generation Steam Machine will run SteamOS very similarly to the Steam Deck, but it is said to be six times more powerful than the portable gaming console.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steam Machine is a modest six-inch cube with power similar to the PS5 (which arrives 6 years late), and Valve aims for the machine to run most games from the Steam library at a resolution of 4K and a smoothness of 60 fps with FSR (which remains to be seen).<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This hybrid between PC and console features a graphics hardware (AMD RDNA3), which offers approximately the same level of power as an RTX 4060 or RX 7600 card. <strong>This leaves it slightly behind the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles in terms of raw gaming power.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For a frame of reference, this will have a bit less GPU grunt than PS5 but significantly better CPU, even when the CPU is capped at 30watt<br><br>For reference, PS5 CPU is already capped at 35watt.  So, expect similar-ish image quality to PS5 but a noticeable boost in framerate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sw3A1nRkGz\">pic.twitter.com\/sw3A1nRkGz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cary Golomb (@carygolomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carygolomb\/status\/1988681362757537836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The CPU is a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C processor, and the machine comes with 16 GB of DDR5 + 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. <\/strong>It is also available in SSD models of 512 GB and 2 TB, with a micro SD card slot included for additional storage. As for the software, the Steam Machine also includes enhancements for Proton, which allows users to run Windows games on SteamOS.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the Steam Machine also includes quite a few design details to add style or customization. <strong>For example, the machine includes a light bar on the front that shows download progress and specific information.<\/strong> The light bar can be customized, just like the front panel, which is interchangeable. A 140 mm fan will keep the machine cool in the style of the Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, the price of the Steam Machine has not yet been confirmed, which is the most interesting point to determine whether we are looking at a good deal or not. We have to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve surprised everyone yesterday with three new products that will hit the market in 2026. Gabe Newell&#8217;s video game company is trying again with the Steam Machine and this time it doesn&#8217;t want to make mistakes. The new Steam hardware line brings a new Steam Controller, which features two large trackpads and improved gyroscopic functionality. It also includes the Steam Frame, which is a new virtual reality headset with enhanced features that succeeds the Valve Index. The Steam Machine: what is it? 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