Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 vs Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
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Note: The information shown below is based on a pre-sample. Technical details or benchmark results may be different in the final version of this processor. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 and the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 8 core processor released in Q4/2021 with the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (86) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 1 (3) | CPU group | AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Kryo | Architecture | Sephiroth (Zen 2) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of --. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| -- | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| Unknown | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) |
| GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.60 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | 7 nm | |
| 0 | Max. displays | 2 |
| -- | Compute units | 8 |
| -- | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Unknown | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s enabled. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 | |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 0 | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 4 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| 6 nm | Technology | 6 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| -- | Socket | FF3 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | SteamOS (Arch Linux) |
| Q4/2021 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
Unknown @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| Unknown | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
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