Excellent improvements across the board, including much better battery life.

It’s simply stunning.

The 90Hz refresh is accompanied by tweaks to SteamOS’s frame-rate limiting capabilities.

A comparison shot of Valve’s LCD and OLED Steam Deck models.

There’s still no VRR, but the screen is configurable from 45Hz up to 90Hz.

Choose 40fps and the display drops back to 80Hz, doubling every frame - you get the idea.

I’ve reviewed many PC handhelds but nothing gets close to this.

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This chip’s more efficient than its 7nm predecessor, meaning reduced power draw and less heat.

The most noticeable aspect of this comes from battery life.

Unless you’re budget-constrained, the OLED model is highly recommended as the default purchase.

An internal shot of the new Steam Deck OLED, showing its larger fan and 50WHr battery.

Batman Arkham Knight was my first port of call and I did not come away disappointed.

This is an exceptional piece of kit.

Performance shot showing small improvements for Cyberpunk 2077 running on Steam Deck OLED vs LCD in the canned benchmark sequence.

Performance shot showing substantial improvements for Cyberpunk 2077 in city traversal, comparing Steam Deck OLED to Steam Deck LCD.