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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 Steam Deck OLED APU4 x 2400 MHz, 15 W1000 MHz1600 MHz

Benchmarks

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* 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.

low 1920x1080
25  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
21.1  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 1280x720
47.3
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  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
high 1920x1080
37  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30  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
51.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
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
Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 Phantom Liberty2521.13
Guardians of the Galaxy48313028
Horizon Zero Dawn593933
Shadow of the Tomb Raider41282825
Strange Brigade3730
Far Cry 52723
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark51.9418.4
Dota 2 Reborn88.2
GTA V19.5
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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Class 1

Class 2

Radeon PRO W6600M *

Class 3

UHD Graphics 32EUs
UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-02-23)