That PC at microcenter is much faster than the Steam Machine.
Here’s some benchmarks for the 7600M, that has the exact same specs as the GPU in the Steam Machine.
notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-7600M-GPU-Benchma…
Here’s some benchmarks for a 9060XT which is the GPU on your link:
notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-9060-XT-16GB-Benc…
And here’s some benchmarks for a desktop 7600 which is another card people are comparing the Steam Machine to:
notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-7600-Benchmarks-a…
In case anyone doesn’t wanna wade through the terrible way notebookcheck presents information, I’ll post the numbers for CyberPunk High Preset at 1080P just to give you an idea of the performance difference. Nothing particular about why I chose that game, it’s just the first I found that was on all 3 links:
RX7600M: 62.3 FPS RX7600: 90.1 FPS RX9060XT: 127.2 FPS
If we set the 7600M as 100%, then the 7600 and 9060XT are 144.6% and 204.1% respectively.
I think people are thinking the Steam Machine will be way faster and that’s why they’re coming up with these outrageous prices.
BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Spec wise I can get there around $688 on pc part picker. I would imagine valve could hit a lower price point with selling en masse. That being said if you take in the price point of how small it is that could add some extra cost.
pscamodio@feddit.it 1 week ago
With the same form factor, noise level, CEC, wake on USB, optimized sleep/resume? Just having a set of component with similar performance on paper is not having the same device.
It’s a bad comparison to make.
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Its not a bad comparison to make at all when comparing price.
Small form factor is not a huge challenge for a computer using this little power.
As for the other features, no one is pretending its precisely the same device. Thats why its a comparison.
pscamodio@feddit.it 6 days ago
I really not agree here. The final experience have to take into account all of that.
If it’s a device I just want to plug toy tv and enjoy all those features may hold higher value than more ram.
It’s like comparing two cars looking only at the engine. Discarding of one has AC and the others don’t.
Maybe for a thinkerer that could be a sensible comparison but for a non thinkerer like myself now (I used to be) those features holds a lot of value.