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Steam Deck 2 reportedly targets 15W with RDNA 5 Boost

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  • Valve is reportedly planning a Steam Deck 2 that could launch in late 2027 or 2028.
  • AMD’s semi-custom Gainsborough APU uses TSMC’s N3P 3 nm process with 4–8 Zen 6C cores and 12–24 RDNA 5 compute units.
  • RDNA 5 could improve native rasterization by 5-10% over RDNA 4, according to the leaks.
  • Leaker Gotou_3rd reported the Gainsborough chip measures 25 mm × 25 mm and targets a 15-watt envelope.