Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)

Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) is a processor developed by AMD, custom-designed for handheld gaming. It utilizes the efficient Aerith architecture, specifically the proven Zen 2 design. Manufacturing using the 7nm process was crucial for a good balance between performance and energy efficiency.

This enables a smooth gaming experience in a compact device. This APU integrates a powerful graphics unit, the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck). It is perfectly tailored to its application. The clever combination of main processor and graphics unit on a single chip is remarkable. We see how the 7nm manufacturing process plays to its strengths here.

With 2 MB of L2 cache and 4 MB of L3 cache, the processor is well-equipped. In Cinebench 2024, it achieves 57 points in the single-core test. For multi-core applications, it scores 275 points. The maximum memory bandwidth is 88 GB/s. All of this together provides a well-thought-out solution for mobile gaming.

  • AMD Custom APU
  • Zen 2 Architecture
  • 7 nm Manufacturing
  • Integrated AMD Custom Radeon Graphics

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 334 / 457
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 303 / 452
In segment Notebook
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-8259U
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
58 pts
Intel Processor N95
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
58 pts
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
57 pts
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
55 pts
Intel Core i5-8350U
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
55 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-1260P
12C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
300 pts
Intel Core i7-1355U
10C / 12T · 5.00 GHz
287 pts
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
275 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
266 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C / 8T · 4.35 GHz
257 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
997 pts
Intel Processor N97
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
980 pts
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
975 pts
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
921 pts
Intel Processor N150
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
920 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
4,430 pts
Intel Core i3-1305U
5C / 6T · 1.60 GHz
4,388 pts
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
4,359 pts
Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
4,332 pts
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
4,329 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-N300
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,280
Intel Core i3-N305
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,280
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
1,278
Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
1,277
Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
1,276
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-8279U
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
4,382
Intel Core i7-8557U
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
4,382
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
4,365
Intel Core i5-10200H
4C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
4,355
Intel Core i7-8705G
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
4,354
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6567U
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
855
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
852
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
849
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
846
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
846
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-8260U
4C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
3,624
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
3,602
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
3,592
Intel Core i7-6770HQ
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
3,563
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
3,562
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge)
1,664
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge)
1,664
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
1,638
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
1,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
1,612

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU groupAMD Aerith (Steam Deck) (1)
ArchitectureAerith (Zen 2)
Technology7 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketFF3
Generation3
Predecessor
SuccessorValve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Q4/2023

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.80 GHz
L2-Cache2.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
GPU frequency1.00 - 1.60 GHz
CUs / Shader8 / 512
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology7 nm
Release dateQ3/2021

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR5-5500
88.0 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory16 GB
Memory channels4
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down4 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsSteamOS (Arch Linux)
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release dateQ4/2021
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
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