Major changes

A significant improvement in the Steam Deck OLED is the use of a 7.4-inch touchscreen OLED display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels, unlike the IPS display on the original model. The OLED screen provides a peak brightness of 1000 cd/m2 in HDR mode and 600 cd/m2 in SDR mode, as well as a refresh rate of up to 90 Hz. These improvements are guaranteed to provide users with a more vivid visual experience.

New Steam Deck OLED portable game console: Watch the video from Valve

Learn more about Steam Deck OLED features

Processor

• Steam Deck OLED running under the hood a custom 6nm AMD processor with four Zen 2 coresSupports eight virtual streams.
• Operation in frequency range 2.4 to 3.5 GHzThe processor maintains the characteristics of the original chip, providing stable performance.
• Graphics capabilities provided Eight RDNA 2 cores with a frequency of 1.6 GHzproviding level performance 1.6 Tflops.

Memory

• Steam Deck OLED now equipped 16GB faster LPDDR5-6400 memory.
• Available memory options: 512 GB or 1 TB permanent memory. Let us remind you that previously these were 64 GB and 256 GB variants, respectively.

Steam Deck OLED just got more powerful and brighter / Photo: The Verge

Autonomy

• Steam Deck OLED’s battery life has increased thanks to the larger 50 Wh battery. Combined with the energy efficiency of the OLED display and the new processor, this promises more gaming time away from the outlet.
• Valve reports battery life 3-12 hoursThis is a significant improvement over the original model, which lasted from 2 hours to 8 hours.

Interfaces

Valve has added advanced wireless features to the Steam Deck OLED, supporting tri-band Wi-Fi 6E (2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz 2 x 2 MIMO) and Bluetooth 5.3. This is a significant improvement over the original version, which supports dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0.

And now the most important thing is prices

Valve has priced the Steam Deck OLED as follows: $549 For 512 GB version And $649 for 1TB version. The console will be available on November 16. Additionally, a special limited edition with translucent casing will be available only in the US and Canada, with 1TB of permanent memory.

Official prices for Steam Deck OLED / Photo by Valve

If you’ve been dreaming of a Steam Deck, it’s time to treat yourself

At the same time, Valve announced a price reduction of the original Steam Deck with a 7-inch IPS display:

• 64 GB version – $349.
• 256 GB version – $399.
• 512 GB version – $449.

Additionally, the Steam Deck dropped to $79, making it a more affordable accessory for users.