Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 vs Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 or Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 was released in Q3/2023.

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) was released in Q4/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 2 (1) CPU group AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1)
2 Generation 4
Kryo Architecture Sephiroth (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is -- while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is at 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 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

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 or Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno A32 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 support

A 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.

Qualcomm Adreno A32 GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 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
Yes 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 Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is --, while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4 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)
Q3/2023 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
975 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4359 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1296 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4510 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno A32 @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz
1638 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Unknown Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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