Steam Deck OLED hardware and SteamOS record
Scope
This record covers the 512 GB and 1 TB OLED family. Valve is the specification and SteamOS support authority; the handbook has not substituted documentation review for a physical-device test.
Hardware profile
| Area | Recorded fact | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
APU | 6 nm Zen 2 4c/8t and 8 RDNA 2 CUs | Vendor specification |
Display | 7.4-inch 1280×800 HDR OLED, up to 90 Hz | Vendor specification |
Radio | Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 | Firmware/environment behavior not measured |
Battery | 50 Wh; Valve advertises 3–12 hours | Content-dependent claim, not handbook benchmark |
Compatibility boundary
The device ships with SteamOS 3 and is the reference integration path. That does not turn every dock, peripheral, game, HDR display, or future update into a tested combination.
Database fields
Price is region-sensitive and remains unknown in the fixed snapshot. Performance, tested firmware, tested OS build, and a numeric compatibility score remain unknown until a reproducible report uses the shared protocol.
Verification record
Record the BIOS/firmware bundle, SteamOS channel and build, game build, settings, power limit, display cap, ambient conditions, run duration, frame-time capture, and battery start/end state. Keep vendor ranges separate from measured values.
Recommendation
Steam Deck OLED is the reference SteamOS handheld candidate because Valve owns both the hardware and OS integration. Cross-device “best” claims remain deferred until the 2026 evidence edition has comparable measurements.
Sources
Version history
- 2026-07-15: Added the Phase 7 dated hardware record; no physical test claimed.