Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.55
+239%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4481303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency32.7228.98
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography6 nm6 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP7no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 15.55
+239%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2231
+224%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 9647
+116%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1589
+6.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HX 61333
+212%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1610
+91.7%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 227
+112%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 10340
+125%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4587

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2148
+59.3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.55 4.59
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 238.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


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