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AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

AMD Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

The AMD Radeon Steam Deck APU GPU is an integrated graphics adapter (iGPU) in the custom CPU of the Steam Deck OLED with 8 CUs. The graphics cores use the RDNA 2 architecture and are clocked at 1000 (minimum) to 1600 MHz (maximum).

The SoC is manufactured at TSMC on the N6 process (6nm).

CodenameRDNA 2 Sephiroth
ArchitectureRDNA 2
Pipelines512 - unified
TMUs32
ROPs16
Raytracing Cores8
Core Speed1900 (Boost) MHz
CacheL1: 512 KB, L2: 1 MB, L3: 8 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_1
technology6 nm
Date of Announcement09.11.2023
CPU in Radeon Radeon Steam Deck 8CUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen Z2 A4 x 2800 MHz, 28 W200 MHz1800 MHz
AMD Steam Deck OLED APU4 x 2400 MHz, 15 W1000 MHz1600 MHz
min. - max.200 - 1000 MHz1600 - 1800 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1678 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
4902 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
5444 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
1938 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
1769 Points (4%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
7795 Points (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
8133 Points (6%)
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
73.2 fps (4%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.9 % (98%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
315 fps (8%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU OpenCL
206281 points (54%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 GPU Vulkan
min: 16988     avg: 18020     median: 18019.5 (4%)     max: 19051 points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 27.7     avg: 32.2     median: 32.2 (4%)     max: 36.6 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption 150cd *
34.2 Watt (10%)
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
33.8 Watt (4%)
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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cyberpunk 2077 ultra
0.4 fps per Watt (1%)
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 24

F1 24

2024
low 1920x1080
51.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
47.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
32.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
6.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1920x1080
25 25.9 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
19.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15.4 21.1 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset (FSR off) 1280x720
40.1
Steam Deck 1280x800
47.3
30min Start Ultra Preset (FSR off) 1920x1080
12.8
low 1920x1080
26.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
21.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
48  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
31  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
59  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
39  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
33  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
41 71 ~ 56 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
28 32 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
28 29 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24 25 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
125.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
48.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
37 39.6 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30 33.6 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
high 1920x1080
27  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset TAA 1920x1080
41
low 1280x720
35.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
26.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
22.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
51.9 54.8 ~ 53 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17.9 18.4 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
72.9 88.2 ~ 81 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
62.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
57.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
48.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA V

GTA V

2015
ultra 1920x1080
19.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2451.747.432.76.91
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty2519.51812.4
Baldur's Gate 326.521.117.216.8
Guardians of the Galaxy48313028
Horizon Zero Dawn593933
Shadow of the Tomb Raider56302925
Strange Brigade125.548.43832
Far Cry 52723
X-Plane 11.1135.926.922.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark532818
Dota 2 Reborn8162.557.948.7
GTA V19.5
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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6
1
1
4
5
1
6
5

7
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Class 1

Class 2

Radeon PRO W6600M *
Arc B 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU

Class 3

UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-02-23)