Steam Machine GPU vs Radeon 880M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 329 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 94.52 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Strix Point | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 July 2024 (1 year ago) | 2026 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 34,000 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 139.2 | 274.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.454 TFLOPS | 17.56 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 48 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 12 | 28 |
| L0 Cache | 192 KB | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | no data |
| Length | no data | 156 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
Radeon 880M has a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 880M and Steam Machine GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 880M is a notebook graphics card while Steam Machine GPU is a desktop one.
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