Steam Machine to be priced “in line with current PC market”

The price of the upcoming Steam Machine was outlined as in line with the current PC market by Valve’s software engineer, Pierre-Loup Griffais, on the Skill Up podcast on Nov. 22, 2025.

“[Steam Machine’s price] It’s more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market. Obviously, our goal is for it to be a good deal at that level of performance,” said Griffais, answering a question about whether Valve is making Steam Machine a subsidized device and is not going into this thinking they’re going to eat a big loss on this so that they can grow market share or category or anything like that.

As justification for the yet-to-be-announced price of the device, Griffais mentioned features such as its small form factor and the low noise level, along with integration features like HDMI CEC, outlining that they are “actually really hard to build if you are making your own gaming PC from parts.”

Valve announced Steam Machine on Nov. 12, 2025, along with Steam Frame and Steam Controller, with prices for all of them yet to be revealed, while the release window for the device is set for 2026.

Steam Machine Tech Specs

General

• CPU – Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C / 12T (up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP);
• GPU – Semi-Custom AMD RDNA3 28CUs (2.45GHz max sustained clock, 110W TDP);
• RAM – 16GB DDR5 + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM;
• Power – Internal power supply, AC power 110-240V;
• Storage — Two Steam Machine models: 512GB NVMe SSD and 2TB NVMe SSD, both including a high-speed microSD card slot.

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi – 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E;
• Bluetooth – Bluetooth 5.3 dedicated antenna;
• Steam Controller – Integrated 2.4 GHz Steam Controller wireless adapter.

I/O

• Displays – DisplayPort 1.4 (up to 4K @ 240Hz or 8K@60Hz Supports HDR, FreeSync, and daisy-chaining) + HDMI 2.0 (up to 4K @ 120Hz Supports HDR, FreeSync, and CEC);
• USB – Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports in the front + two USB-A 2.0 high speed ports in the back + one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port in the back;
• Networking – Gigabit ethernet;
• LED Strip – 17 individually addressable RGB LEDs for system status and customizability.

Size and Weight

• Size – 152 mm tall (148 mm without feet), 162.4 mm deep, 156 mm wide;
• Weight – 2.6 kg.

Software

• Operating System – SteamOS 3 (Arch-based);
• Desktop – KDE Plasma.