[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-leaked-amd-chip-named-gainsborough-hints-at-a-steam-deck-2":10,"sections":35},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},11898,"leaked-amd-chip-named-gainsborough-hints-at-a-steam-deck-2","Leaked AMD Chip Named Gainsborough Hints at a Steam Deck 2","An AMD engineering sample with a Final Fantasy VII codename slightly beats the Steam Deck in an early test, but the link to Valve is circumstantial.","An unreleased AMD chip codenamed Gainsborough has surfaced in a public benchmark database, and its name is the only reason anyone is connecting it to a Steam Deck 2.\n\nThe listing shows an engineering sample APU (a processor with CPU and graphics on one die) with 6 cores, 12 threads and a 2.4GHz base clock. It was tested with 24GB of memory. In Furmark, a graphics stress test, it scored 3,508 points at 1024 x 768. The current Steam Deck scores 3,323, though at 1280 x 800, so the two numbers are not a like-for-like comparison.\n\nThe Valve link is a naming pattern. Valve's earlier Steam Deck chips carried Final Fantasy VII codenames, Aerith and Sephiroth, and Gainsborough is Aerith's surname, as the leaker Kepler pointed out. That is a hint, not a confirmation.\n\nThe benchmark itself says little. Early silicon runs on immature drivers, so a narrow lead over a years-old chip is roughly what you would expect at this stage. The 24GB figure is just AMD's or Valve's test setup, and with memory prices under strain it is a poor guide to a retail configuration.\n\nTiming is the bigger problem. The chip is expected to debut in late 2027 or 2028, which looks early for a Steam Deck sequel when memory costs make a low price harder to hit. Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais was also guarded the last time he discussed the Steam Deck 2, and the hardware sounded unsettled. Still, a late-decade launch built on this chip would fit the dates.\n\nThe more useful question is what Valve wants from a sequel. Some gamers already call this chip's early numbers underwhelming for a generational jump. A handheld that sells on price and battery life may not need a big benchmark leap, but Valve has not said which of those it is chasing.","[\"steam-deck\",\"valve\",\"amd\",\"handheld\"]","2026-10-20T13:24:49.000Z","2026-10-20T14:36:00.898Z","2026-10-20T14:36:03.093Z","published",null,[],"gaming",[26,27,28,29],"steam-deck","valve","amd","handheld",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"TechRadar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techradar.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fsteam-deck\u002Fis-valve-now-working-on-the-steam-deck-2-rumors-suggest-leaked-amd-chip-could-be-the-engine-of-the-next-gen-handheld",0,{"sections":36},[37,42,47,52,57,62,67,72,77,82,87,92,95,99],{"name":38,"slug":39,"count":40,"latest_published_at":41},"AI","ai",7042,"2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z",{"name":43,"slug":44,"count":45,"latest_published_at":46},"Security","security",1015,"2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z",{"name":48,"slug":49,"count":50,"latest_published_at":51},"Policy","policy",546,"2026-10-20T13:11:23.000Z",{"name":53,"slug":54,"count":55,"latest_published_at":56},"Deals","deals",536,"2026-10-20T15:55:20.000Z",{"name":58,"slug":59,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Hardware","hardware",271,"2026-10-20T15:25:03.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":64,"count":65,"latest_published_at":66},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",252,"2026-10-20T16:04:13.000Z",{"name":68,"slug":69,"count":70,"latest_published_at":71},"Science","science",207,"2026-10-20T12:50:00.000Z",{"name":73,"slug":74,"count":75,"latest_published_at":76},"Startups","startups",135,"2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z",{"name":78,"slug":79,"count":80,"latest_published_at":81},"Software","software",134,"2026-10-20T14:57:15.000Z",{"name":83,"slug":84,"count":85,"latest_published_at":86},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",119,"2026-10-20T13:00:00.000Z",{"name":88,"slug":89,"count":90,"latest_published_at":91},"General","general",88,"2026-10-20T09:36:16.000Z",{"name":93,"slug":24,"count":94,"latest_published_at":18},"Gaming",80,{"name":96,"slug":97,"count":98,"latest_published_at":46},"Reviews","reviews",38,{"name":100,"slug":101,"count":102,"latest_published_at":103},"How-To","how-to",8,"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z"]