The Steam Deck ushered in a new gaming era, where you can enjoy AAA titles while lounging in your bed using a handheld device. It is no secret that gamers and enthusiasts alike are eagerly anticipating a potential Steam Deck 2 with massive improvements in the APU industry over the past five or so years. However, Valve has clarified that the Steam Deck 2 will likely not be hitting shelves anytime soon until a "generational leap in compute" takes place, as reported in an interview with Reviews.org.
The RDNA architecture from AMD was leagues ahead of its Vega offerings in terms of performance and driver support. With just the second iteration, RDNA 2, Valve in partnership with AMD designed a custom chip for the Steam Deck codenamed Van Gogh.
