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RDNA 2 is a GPU microarchitecture designed by AMD, released with the Radeon RX 6000 series on November 18, 2020. Alongside powering the RX 6000 series, RDNA 2 is also featured in the SoCs designed by AMD for the PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S , and Steam Deck consoles.
Die shot of the RX 5500 XT's RDNA GPU. The architecture features a new processor design, although the first details released at AMD's Computex keynote hints at aspects from the previous Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture being present for backwards compatibility purposes, which is especially important for its use (in the form of RDNA 2) in the major ninth generation game consoles (the Xbox ...
Unlike Steam's Big Picture mode which was designed for use on television screens, which was treated as a separate software branch within Valve, the Deck version of the Steam client stays consistent with the desktop version, adding functions and interface elements to make navigating through Steam easier with controller input, and indicators ...
The Steam Deck OLED really is the game changer everybody’s talked about this past year and change, just with a much nicer screen and a much quieter cooling system.
The handheld also allows users to install Windows or other software on the device. The Steam Deck was the first handheld to use an RDNA 2 GPU, which is also used on both the home consoles of the ninth generation. [59] The handheld was well received by many outlets, with an overall praising of its extensive game compatibility and portability ...
SteamOS is an Arch Linux-based Linux distribution developed by Valve.It incorporates Valve's video game storefront Steam and is the official operating system for the Steam Deck, Valve's portable gaming device, as well as Valve's earlier Steam Machines.
GPU (based on VLIW4 architecture) instruction support: DirectX 11, Opengl 4.2, DirectCompute, Pixel Shader 5.0, Blu-ray 3D, OpenCL 1.2, AMD Stream, UVD3; Integrated PCIe 2.0 controller, and Turbo Core technology for faster CPU/GPU operation when the thermal specification permits
The Radeon HD 7000 series, codenamed "Southern Islands", is a family of GPUs developed by AMD, [9] and manufactured on TSMC's 28 nm process. [10]The primary competitor of Southern Islands was Nvidia's GeForce 600 series (also manufactured at TSMC), which shipped during Q1 2012, largely due to the immaturity of the 28 nm process.