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Updated · Geeky Gadgets · Jun 21
Valve Steam Machine Leak Shows 2,334 Geekbench Score, Targets $600-$750 Launch
Updated
Updated · Geeky Gadgets · Jun 21

Valve Steam Machine Leak Shows 2,334 Geekbench Score, Targets $600-$750 Launch

3 articles · Updated · Geeky Gadgets · Jun 21

Summary

  • Geekbench 6 entries for Valve’s rumored Steam Machine showed single-core scores up to 2,334 and multi-core results above 7,300, putting its custom AMD chip roughly in Ryzen 7000 mobile territory.
  • The leaked Fremont system lists a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 CPU at 4.86GHz with 16GB of RAM, and it reportedly pairs with an RDNA 3 GPU with 28 compute units and 8GB of VRAM.
  • Those CPU results suggest a clear per-core gain over the original Steam Deck and PlayStation 5, though the leak does not include GPU benchmarks and synthetic scores remain an incomplete guide to gaming performance.
  • Valve is reportedly aiming for smooth 1080p and 1440p living-room play with low noise and heat, with four configurations expected to span 512GB to 2TB and cost $600 to $750.
  • A June 23 pricing reveal and June 30 reservations are rumored, with only 20,000 initial units and a one-per-customer rule for Steam accounts that bought something before April 27, 2026.

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