So not everyone has a 5090…
I’m willing to believe that. I figure there are going to be a lot of Steam users who “also game” on a machine with integrated graphics, or their 5 year old Inspiron laptop, or a mid-tier enthusiast machine they built six years ago, or a dumpster dove Optiplex with whatever low profile GPU the scavenger could find that week.
I can, without even knowing every component in it, say that their statement is true for me. Steam Machine would probably run laps upon laps around my desktop and do better than my laptop.
If it can handle PS3 emulation without major struggle just working or turning into a space heater, it’ll absolutely be an upgrade.
I would be more useful to see a device breakdown on a per game basis. Like hardware used to play Cyberpunk 2077 is probably going to be higher on average than Counter Strike.
I’ve been using steamOS on a legion go, and the OS is so much more efficient than windows, so while the specs are important, it’s also the fact that windows isn’t draining most of the resources.
Valve is making the right moves, unlike Microsoft.
What!? I’m SHOCKED! How can you think an agentic AI OS is not better!?
I wonder how much of that is from people playing games on their laptops though. Budget or mid-range laptops are much less likely to have a dedicated GPU (or in mid-range at least not a powerful one), or much RAM.
For people who buy laptop PCs and can only afford one computer purchase every X years, it won’t really matter if the Steam Box has better specs. If it’s not a laptop it’s not an option for them.
That’s a good point. I do know quite a few people that are laptop, or even tablet only which is crazy imho, but who have a dedicated gaming console. I feel like this might make sense for a lot of them, though a lot of them buy consoles for some of the exclusives, so we shall see.
Well they ought to know because of the Steam Hardware Survey. I’d trust the number.
As the article mentions
Rude and probably true, I’ve been bottlenecked on my cpu for five years… Because of my motherboard. Which was a freaking sweet board ten years ago.
Come on complete economic collapse caused by the AI bubble 🤞
Rude
The article is clearly written with a tone that is attempting to influence that reaction.
Here is their source for the claim in the their title:
See the difference between how the two articles are written and framed?
I’d invite you to watch the interview this is all comes from, as well. Yazan has zero hostility and is likely speaking from their intimate knowledge of the data to support this statement.
and another pandemic caused by the bird flu!
might as well throw in environmental collapse as well, for good measure.
…probably also a 400$/€ PC, but here’s the plot twist: it did cost 400$/€
I would love to get one, simply because to upgrade I’d have to get an entirely new computer anyway. Might as well have a cool little box.
*Then I could also customize the front panel to have little hands to hold the extra long cords from my headset.
Depends on the specs.
Can confirm with my 970. But I would be comparing it to offerings from Beelink, or Minisforum, not the computer I already have.
But when people make a buying decision, what they already have is important. If you get a reasonable uplift in performance at an affordable price, that is an attractive proposition.
Which is why I would be comparing the steam machine with Beelink and Minisforum. Can I get a reasonable uplift in performance at an affordable price? Yes, at this point the decision to relace my 970 is made, and I’m looking at what to replace it with. Valve, Beelink, minisforum, geekom…
I’m too lazy to research, design, collect parts, and build my own pc. So a Mini PC home console replacement is absolutely where I’m going. I’ll give valve some premium chops too. Although I run a couple Beelink minis as a home server, I trust valve to have better lifetime and 3rd party support over [insert generic Mini builder here]. Mostly the research if I’m honest. If someone gave me a pcpartpicker list beating the UM780 XTX in price and performance I’d probable do that, I’m just lazy.
I think I’m going to buy a PS3/XB360 era emulation capable mini (easily doable for sub $700 according to RetroGameCorps mini pc spreadsheet), I would like it to be Valve, I’m ok with it not being.
Of course it’s reasonable to cross-shop the GabeCube against mini PCs. But I’m pretty sure the cube will come out on top. Powerful mini PCs are quite expensive. If the price is right, the cube will easily beat them on value alone. But that’s of course speculation, until we know the actual price
Hardware support is something I’d trust more from Valve than other companies if something goes wrong too. So if cost is comparable better perceived customer support would have me lean towards Valve.
Considering they built the whole steam machine around the fan and cooling design, and they’re using the very latest CPU tech, I doubt any other mini PC would be able to complete on performance per volume. If the tiny size isn’t a requirement though, I’m sure there are slightly bigger builds that would be equivalent.
970 gang!
I loved the 970 it was my second upgrade.
Yes but those PC’s are not being sold as new. This is a bad argument.
A factual statement doesn’t have to be an argument
I think it’s a good metric to let people know that the machine can hold its own and will likely be the kind of specs that developers will target.
This all depends on the pricepoint, is it sold at half price to that of an average modern computer, then it is a great argument for people on a budget
I put together a minimum spec pc for $100, so it depends on how much better it is for me. HP Z240 office machine plus an rx480 8gb.
rx480 8gb
Based on the news saying the Steam Machine should be roughly equivalent to an RX 7600, it’s going to be 2.5x faster than an RX480. I don’t really think that’s a comparable PC at all.
I’m just saying that you can build a decent pc for $100-$300 with older components or even just use a laptop. That’s why the average hardware is so much lower. The steam machine is estimated to be around $750.
Well, you get what you pay for. A $100-300 PC and a $500-750 PC are not really competing with each other when what you get is an order of magnitude faster with one of them.
A useful comparison would either try and match performance at a lower price, or match price at a higher performance.
I don’t think most people notice the performance difference when it comes to fps or even resolution unless things are stuttering or slowing down. I definitely think value is something to consider, especially because most people play games that don’t require high performance.
Yup. I was happily using an RX 480 up until maybe a year or two ago. I’m sure it would still be perfectly good for most current games, aside from any intentionally pushing the limits.
It entirely depends on what you’re doing with the computer. Sure people won’t notice a difference between a game running at 60 vs 70 fps, but that card is going to struggle with modern games. From a quick search it sounds like it will barely hit 60fps in Cyberpunk at min settings 1080p.
I’m sure your 10 year old card will have no problem playing 10 year old games. If that’s all you play, then you’re right, you don’t need to spend any more.
An RX 7600 vs RX 480 could be the difference between something running at stuttering 25 fps and something running at smooth 60 fps. Or it could be the difference between running on min quality vs high settings, it all depends on the workload.
Sure, but imagine how many money you’ve thrown over the years, I know I have thrown a LOT.
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