Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 — but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a “generational leap” in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for? Today, leaker Gotou_3rd seemingly revealed that AMD’s next handheld chips, the Ryzen Z3 and Z3 Extreme, will also be 25mm by 25mm chips. Some extra evidence that Valve isn’t tied to those names: When Microsoft and Asus picked the “Ryzen Z2 A” chip for the vanilla $500 Xbox Ally, they were choosing an “Aerith Plus” chip.