Valve Steam Machine benchmarks leaked: First preview of performance

The leaked data indicates a multi-core value of 7,316 and a single-core value of 2,334. Compared to current hardware, these figures show a clear gap. For example, the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H used in the ASUS VivoBook S16 surpasses these values and achieves 16,104 in the multi-core test and 2,868 in the single-core test.

In terms of hardware, the device is powered by a six-core Zen 4 CPU and an RDNA 3 Radeon Navi-33 GPU with 8 GB VRAM. Although no concrete GPU benchmark data has yet appeared on Geekbench, industry estimates assume a performance level comparable to the AMD Radeon RX 7600. This means that the graphics performance of the Steam Machine would be around 50 percent higher than the integrated graphics of the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H.

Although the CPU benchmarks fall short of some laptop models, Valve has set ambitious performance goals for the device. The company is aiming for the system to deliver upscaled 4K gaming at 60 FPS, using FSR and ray tracing to achieve these results.

The appearance of these specific benchmarks indicates a shift in the production schedule. As the data appears to come from a working device, it is very likely that the hardware has already been distributed to testers. This suggests that Valve may be preparing for a product launch in the near future.