Steam Deck Leaves Windows Handhelds Behind in New Performance Tests

Steam Deck leaves Windows handhelds behind in new performance tests

New benchmarks show Steam Deck rivals like the ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go struggle with performance due to Windows 11, while SteamOS delivers smoother gameplay.

SteamOS Crushes Windows in Game Benchmarks – And It’s Not Even Close!

HANDHELD GAMING NEWS – In multiple modern games, Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS matches or beats Microsoft’s operating system in raw performance…   According to Ars Technica, SteamOS running on the Lenovo Legion Go S offers gaming performance equal to or better than Windows in five major games. YouTuber Dave2D added four more titles in which SteamOS either outperformed or fell behind by just a single frame. PCGamer added three more wins to the list…

The first true 1:1 test we have shows Steam OS getting better performance than Windows in 10 big games, tying in 2 more, and it's got me salivating for a desktop version of Valve's OS

Liberate me from this prison.