Steam Deck OLED APU vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 814 | 1303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 44.45 | 28.94 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.40 | 4.59 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 9 November 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 104.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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