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Steam Machine Release Window, Specs, and Price Estimate Revealed

Owen Carter 2 min read

Valve's Steam Machine is a compact gaming PC launching in early 2026 with AMD Zen 4 CPU, RDNA 3 GPU, up to 2TB SSD, and prices starting at $799.

Steam Machine Release Window, Specs, and Price Estimate Revealed
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is preparing to launch a new Machine, a compact console-like gaming PC, in early 2026. The device is designed to bring PC gaming to the living room with a small form factor.

Compact console-like PC from Valve

The Steam Machine uses a semi-custom Zen 4 six-core CPU and an RDNA 3 GPU with 28 compute units. It comes with 16GB of DDR5 system memory and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Storage options are a 512GB or 2TB NVMe SSD. The system measures 156 x 162.4 x 152mm and weighs 2.6 kg.

Valve Steam Machine compact gaming PC with AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3
The Steam Machine is designed for living room PC gaming.

Pricing is estimated at 799 USD for the 512GB model and 999 USD for the 2TB version. The device is expected to launch globally in early 2026.

According to PCGamesN, the Steam Machine's GPU is close to the spec of the AMD RX 7600. A laptop RX 7600M with the same 28 CUs can achieve 60-100 fps at 1080p in modern games. The Steam Machine will rely on AMD upscaling for 4K gaming, as native 4K performance is not expected.

Steam Machine GPU performance comparable to AMD RX 7600
The Steam Machine relies on FSR upscaling for 4K gaming.

Valve has not confirmed a firm release date or final pricing. Memory price fluctuations could affect the final cost.

Source: PCGAMESN

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