Valve Fremont: Upcoming console spotted on Geekbench with last-gen AMD hardware

Multiple rumours-some from credible sources, others from sketchier ones-talked about Valve's return to the home console market. Initially assumed to be the Steam Deck 2, the console (codenamed Fremont) was slated to arrive with an AMD RDNA 4 GPU. However, a new Geekbench listing confirms that won't be the case.

Brad Lynch, the person who initially leaked Fremont, has now spotted the machine on Geekbench. It has a 6-core CPU with a max boost clock of ~4.8 GHz. Those are Zen 4 cores because the listing explicitly states Hawk Point 2. Lastly, the console appears to have just 8 GB of DDR5-5600 on-board memory; somewhat inadequate for a tabletop console, but not unexpected for a prototype.

A peek at Geekbench's backend reveals it has a "Radeon RX 7600 series" GPU. While its exact CU count isn't specified, it might be a cut-down RX 7600S variant with 28 CUs or fewer. It scores 2,412 and 7,451 points in Geekbench 6.4's single and multi-core tests, making it notably slower than the Ryzen Z2 Extreme (2,748/12,182). Nothing out of the ordinary because the Z2 Extreme has newer Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores.

A Geekbench run usually signifies a product is close to completion. Therefore, it would be reasonable to assume the Valve Fremont is not far away from launch. A grand reveal alongside Half-Life 3 will be ideal, and if older leaks are accurate, it just might happen this year.