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Valve are always working on something though, and seeing leaks doesn't mean what they're currently working on will ever actually release. Valve did also previously completely dismiss another rumour but this one at least has some more substance to it.
The what: as reported by SadlyItsDadley on X, noting that a Geekbench result had appeared for "Valve Fremont". Going by the details it's currently using a "Hawk Point 2" CPU noted as "AMD Custom CPU 1772" featuring 6 Cores and 12 Threads running at 3.20 GHz.
What makes it a little odd though is the listing being Windows 11 Pro, along with it reportedly having a dedicated RX 7600 GPU. It would be thoroughly odd if it was Windows-based, given all their work on Linux and the amazing Proton compatibility layer. This is likely just some testing machine that won't match up to what the real specifications will be, if it ever does release.
Question is though — how did this listing appear? It wasn't just the once either, but twice. Did someone at Valve accidentally allow it to be published? Did Valve do it on purpose to generate more leak hype and speculation? Then again, to cover all sides - this "Valve Fremont" might not even be a real listing actually coming from a Valve test.
How could they actually make it a success? I wrote about what I thought Valve would need for a new Steam Machine previously, and going back — most of what I said still remains true. Mostly, because they do now have the dedicated SteamOS rating system now at least for other devices.
Valve have built up a lot of goodwill and dedicated customers with the Steam Deck, and we've come a truly long way since the failure of the first Steam Machines so they could quite easily make it a success. As long as it's priced right, and performs well enough with people having access to all their existing Steam games thanks again to Proton if it used SteamOS. We definitely need that Steam Controller 2 as well that's for sure.
What are your current thoughts on a future TV Steam Machine from Valve?
I've reached out to Valve for comment but we're unlikely to get a response on such a thing.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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tfk 7 hours ago
Edit: without Winblowz of course.
Last edited by tfk on 21 Aug 2025 at 10:56 am UTC
hardpenguin 7 hours ago
hardpenguin 7 hours ago
We definitely need that Steam Controller 2 as well that's for sure.Amen to that, brother
_Mars 6 hours ago
Now, would they release a console with similar specs?
Honestly, maybe. The RX 7600 is capable enough to handle most games at 1080p/60FPS or 1440p/30FPS. That's very comparable to the current consoles except the PS5 Pro. Also, RDNA3 isn't that sought-after of an architecture with it's relatively high power consumption and only modest improvements over RDNA2. Especially in regards to raytracing and upscaling. Maybe they can get a good deal on those cards and thanks to Linux we can use FSR4 with solid performance which would be a decent advantage over the lackluster FSR2/3 implementations on console. 8GB VRAM is a bummer but just enough currently.
I could see it being released and doing okay for the right price. Though a cut down RDNA4 card could be significantly better for longevity. A 9050(XT) essentially. Better raytracing and FSR4 performance and 12/16GB VRAM would go a long way to make it last longer.
Mohandevir 5 hours ago
This said, I would get one to install SteamOS on it, right from the start.
Spyker 5 hours ago
I'm pretty sure Valve aims at something beefier for a TV console.
Plus we have idiots like EA rolling out games using Secure boot and TPM based anticheat which are defeated after one day but the idiots will still keep requiring Secure Boot and TPM as implemented on Windows 11 to launch the game. So until Valve brings up their own server side anticheat to stuff and convince corporates to switch to it, the best Valve can do is pay developper to improve Secure Boot support and TPM 2.0 on Linux so they can implement it on SteamOS. However you cannot test potential OS features which haven't been developped yet on present hardware. Leaving only Windows 11 to test if their hardware is compatible with EA's Secure Boot and TPM based anticheat.
This is my opinion on why Valve.would test a Steam Machine running Windows 11 with only 8Gb of RAM for the CPU (the GPU on the prototype seemingly having its own separate VRAM).
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