✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 24

so i got a steam deck (i wanted one for a while & the threat of them running out of DRAM because of AI demand is looming)

it's... it's really nice. someone actually gave a shit while designing this PC hardware and software. rare and pleasant

Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 24
i'm going to install Vivado on it
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 24
you think i was joking
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 24
it needed some convincing but it runs!
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 24
now for the real test of steam deck's utility: how fast can it pnr
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@whitequark according to one benchmark, it has some strange CPU memory bandwidth issues ( https://chipsandcheese.com/p/van-gogh-amds-steam-deck-apu )

but overall still performs quite well for the "ultra-mobile" (do they still use that term?) device class. doesn't throttle for no reason, for one

Van Gogh, AMD’s Steam Deck APU

Zen 2’s launch was a defining moment for AMD.

Chips and Cheese
Feb 24 at 4:35pmWeb