Steam Deck GPU vs GeForce 920MX

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking790not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.63no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108Van Gogh
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 March 2016 (8 years ago)25 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256512
Core clock speed965 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)16 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate23.8351.20
Floating-point processing power0.5084 TFLOPS1.638 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Lengthno data298 mm
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s88 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x USB Type-C

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 March 2016 25 February 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 16 Watt 15 Watt

Steam Deck GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 920MX and Steam Deck GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 920MX is a notebook card while Steam Deck GPU is a desktop one.


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