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Gaming Consoles
Steam Deck vs Atari 2600
See the meaningful differences, category strengths and community preference using the product data currently available.
Quick verdict
There is not enough scored evidence for an overall winner yet.
This matchup is too close to call from the available scored specs.
Buy Steam Deck if
- Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
- It better matches your home-gaming priorities.
Buy Atari 2600 if
- Its games and hardware tradeoffs fit how you play.
- It better matches your home-gaming priorities.
Category score
Where each product wins
Physical & Power
Steam Deck
0
Atari 2600
0
Evidence
Detailed comparison
| Spec | Steam Deck | Atari 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Official URL The product's listed official url specification or capability. | steamdeck .com | — |
| Primary Source URL The product's listed primary source url specification or capability. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_VCS |
| Product Details | ||
| Release Date Verified release date for this exact product variant. | NA : February 25, 2022 | EU : February 25, 2022 | AS : December 17, 2022 | WW : November 16, 2023 (OLED) | AU : November 19, 2024 [ 1 ] | NA : c. September 1977 [ a ] | EU : 1978 | FRA : 1982 | BR : September 1983 | JP : October 1983 ( Atari 2800 ) |
| Design | ||
| Weight The product's weight, measured in g. | LCD: 669 g (23.6 oz) OLED: 640 g (23 oz) | — |
| Dimensions The product's listed dimensions specification or capability. | 298 × 117 × 49 mm (11.7 × 4.6 × 1.9 in) | — |
| Performance | ||
| Gpu The product's listed gpu specification or capability. | RDNA 2 w/ 8x CUs @ 1–1.6 GHz (1–1.6 TFLOPS FP32). | Television Interface Adaptor |
| Storage The product's listed storage specification or capability. | LCD: 64 GB eMMC , 256 GB or 512 GB NVMe SSD ( PCIe 3.0 x4) | OLED: 512 GB or 1 TB NVMe SSD (PCIe 3.0 x4) | — |
| Console GPU The product's listed console gpu specification or capability. | RDNA 2 w/ 8x CUs @ 1–1.6 GHz (1–1.6 TFLOPS FP32). | Television Interface Adaptor |
| Console Operating System The product's listed console operating system specification or capability. | SteamOS | — |
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Storage Community decision
Who wins this showdown?
0 matchup votes. Choose one winner.
Steam Deck
50% · 0 votes
Atari 2600
50% · 0 votes
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