How Does the Steam Deck Run Games?
The Steam Deck runs games by using a custom AMD APU, which combines a CPU and GPU to handle gaming performance on the go.
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I've tried it, and it runs most AAA games pretty smoothly鈥攋ust like a regular gaming PC, but portable.
It basically works like a portable PC, so you can install and play games directly from your Steam library.
The Steam Deck has a custom Linux-based OS (SteamOS) that is optimized for gaming.
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