Valve reveals Steam Machine featuring 4K 60 FPS gaming, Ray Tracing, and FSR

Valve introduces the Steam Machine, giving a balance between a PC and a game console right in your living room or desk.

Steam Machine design

Hybrid PC and Console in one?

The Steam Machine comes with a box-like appearance resembling a speaker. It has a 17-LED strip below, but you can also add some stickers for a more forward look.

The unit's dimensions are compact, measuring 152mm in height, 162.4mm in depth, and 156mm in width, with a total weight of 2.6 kilograms.

According to specifications provided by the company, the system's processing power is stated to be more than six times that of the handheld Steam Deck. 

The LED strip for notifications

The core components include a semi-custom 6-core AMD Zen 4 CPU and an AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 28 compute units. The machine is configured with 16GB of DDR5 system memory and 8GB of dedicated GDDR6 video memory.

You can select between two storage models: a 512GB or a 2TB NVMe SSD, with both versions including a microSD card slot for further expansion. 

Valve claims this setup could allow the machine to run games at 4K 60 FPS and has support for Ray Tracing and FSR.

Video output options are extensive, supporting high refresh rates up to 4K 240Hz via DisplayPort 1.4 and 4K 120Hz through its HDMI 2.0 port. 

The Steam devices

For network connectivity, the device supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. It also has a built-in wireless adapter for its proprietary controller.

Its outer design reveals multiple USB ports (Type-A and Type-C) on the front and rear.

The operating system is SteamOS 3, a Linux-based platform that offers a standard desktop mode for general computing tasks. The primary interface is designed for easy navigation with a controller in a living room setting.

The system is promoted to work seamlessly with the company's own Steam Controller, and its design supports a wide range of other peripherals, reflecting a strategy to create a cohesive hardware and software ecosystem.

Unfortunately, there's no price information at the moment, but Valve says the Steam Machine is going to be available in 2026.

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Source: Valve