Compare Steam Deck with Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox X Series

Even yesterday, in an unpredictable move, it introduced a new handheld console called the Steam Deck. This console allows users to use all of their Steam library games in a manual format. However, it should be noted that this new product will compare to other consoles on the market, including Nintendo Switch, Xbox X and S series, as well as PlayStation 5?

First we will deal with its specifications. This console is based on AMD’s APU, and even if you decide to use it, you will use a quad-core processor, or in other words, eight Zen 2 strings and an AMD RDNA 2 graphics card with eight computing units. With 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, the hardware forms the heart of the Steam deck and its beating heart.

According to the announcement, three different models, including a 64GB version of eMMC memory priced at $ 399, 256GB of NVMe SSD memory priced at $ 529 and 512GB of high-speed NVMe SSD memory priced at $ 649 will be available this holiday season. Took. Although the model with eMMC memory can cause problems in the speed of installing games and loading them, but it promises that there is no difference in terms of frame rate or graphics quality between the three different models.

Arguably the best product to compare to the Steam Deck is the Nintendo Switch console, which will soon be available in an OLED-based version. The Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch both have the same display dimensions and design in addition to manual mode, and the games run on their touch screen at 720p.

Meanwhile, the switch offers less net power. The console is equipped with an Nvidia Tegra X1 chip and a processor based on the Arm architecture, which was first produced and used four years ago. The Steam deck, on the other hand, is powered by an AMD Zen 2 processor and the next-generation RDNA 2 graphics card, which has the same architecture as the graphics card used in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X series consoles.

So far, Steam Deck has also shown games in manual mode that Nintendo Switch is unable to run; A clear example of this is the Control game, which can only be experienced on the switch via cloud computing. Jedi: Fallen Order or even a title like No Man’s Sky are some of the works that have never been released for a handheld console before.

Compare with Nintendo Switch

However, since these two handheld consoles have similar looks and prices, their comparison is remarkable and valuable; In fact, even with the completely different output power of the two consoles, the switch is the best comparable option and can not be replaced by the PlayStation 5 or Xbox X Series.

In the first place it should be said that the stereo deck controller can not be detached from it, but instead more input methods are provided for users. A pair of trackpads similar to Steam controllers on either side of the device, along with two joysticks and four customizable buttons on the back, are some of the things that can be mentioned.

You can also connect a pair of wireless headphones to the device via Bluetooth and use it. It should be noted that such a simple feature is not supported in the switch.

But in the battery life, the switch comes out a little under the shadow of the Steam deck. This eighth-generation Nintendo console performs better with an average battery life of 4.5 to 9 hours (Nintendo OLED switch) compared to the average 2- to 8-hour battery life announced by Volvo. However, in an interview with the IGN website, he mentioned that you can expect 4 hours of battery life from the Steam Deck at 720p and 60 frames per second in Portal 2. The switch also weighs less than a handheld console. Apparently, the console will be about a third heavier.

Finally, the choice between the Nintendo Switch OLED and the Steam Deck, priced at $ 349 and $ 399, respectively, goes back to the user’s tastes and preferences.

Do you prefer the rich line-up of Nintendo’s exclusive and impressive games, or the more powerful hardware and output of the console, which supports a huge library, as well as a full PC with the ability to install Windows and even run Xbox Games? In addition, the new product will be able to offer the Epic Store and access to video game streaming services such as Google Studio and Amazon Luna.

Comparison with Xbox X Series and PlayStation 5

The attractive price of the Steam Deck fades compared to the exclusive PlayStation 5 and Xbox X series titles and their hardware power. The processor of this handheld console is not compatible with the chips used in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X series, and its graphics card offers less power than the Xbox S Series, the weakest ninth console, and has almost half of its graphics cores. Aside from the fact that the Steam Deck uses the same architecture as RDNA 2 in the graphics card, but they can not be categorized in terms of power and output.

As you can see in the table below, the PlayStation 5 and ninth-generation Xbox consoles can do the trick in every aspect of the hardware debate: more cores, higher graphics card clocks, more processing units, and even net power. Most graphics cards in the Traflops unit. On the other hand, this comparison may seem unfair, but the $ 399-649 Steam Deck is more expensive than the Switch, the only current handheld console.

A more accurate and probably fairer comparison is when we predict the approximate power of the Steam Deck with respect to the latest generation of consoles: Output 1.6 teraflops Steam Deck approximately close to the Xbox One S with 1.4 teraflops of raw power and the PlayStation 4 with power Raw is 1.8 teraflops. It should also be noted that the Steam Deck uses the newer RDNA 2 architecture, which makes direct comparison of specifications and powers separately more difficult than before.

This is a brief comparison of all the information that has been released so far from Steam Deck. In addition, there are descriptions inside the product website as well as its specifications that can not be properly commented on before the release of the Steam deck or at least further information and reviews. What do you think about the new handheld console though? Can this handheld console overcome the previous failure, even in this area, or even face another failure? Share your opinion with us.