Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
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The Steam Deck LCD’s “Aerith” APU. | Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/130561288@N04/53420776536/in/album-72177720313601115">Fritzchens Fritz</a> </figcaption>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/818313/valve-has-no-news-about-a-steam-deck-2">a "generational leap"</a> in performance and efficiency before building the sequel.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There's some reason to believe that chip has now broken cover: AMD Gainsborough. But I'm a tad skeptical.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As leaker <a href="https://youtu.be/3gy-dUHd-1s?si=k7C4FfyqRCb-oFju&t=139"><em>Moore's Law is Dead</em></a> and <em><a href="https://www.ithome.com/1/009/111.htm">IT Home</a></em> report, the latest AMD drivers have leaked the codename for a previously unknown chip: an "AMD Gainsborough." The first Steam Deck chip was named "Aerith" after <em>Final Fantasy VII</em>'s heartbreaking love interest, and Gainsborough is her last name. Plus, the chip …</p>
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