Steam Machines are slower gaming systems than Windows PCs

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The whole point of a Steam Machine is to get PC-like gaming in your living room, but do you actually get PC-like performance? Not so much, if you ask Ars Technica. It recently ran benchmarks comparing the performance of SteamOS and Windows 10 on the same hardware, and it's pretty clear that you're taking a speed hit in the name of couch-based convenience. The two operating systems are very close in synthetic tests, but SteamOS lags well behind Windows when it comes to real gameplay: depending on the game and your detail settings, you could be losing dozens of frames per second. All of the titles tested were still very playable on the modest test rig (a dual-core 3GHz Pentium with an old GeForce GTX 660), but this could pose a problem with more demanding titles in the future.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/14/steam-machines-slower-than-windows-pcs/

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OwenPosted:

That controller looks Danl Asf

ExtaticPosted:

I don't think that controller looks good TBH

kmsPosted:

i feel like the steam machine was a dumb idea in the first place. there already 2 primary consoles. just don't see anyone actually wanting this.

GT-RPosted:

UZl Is that the actual controller? Lol how can you use that. This console isnt worth it imo.


Like any other controller? I usually ask the same question about dual shock controllers since they are so damn tiny and uncomfortable. I guess people just have tiny hands.

RobbedPosted:

This is suprising considering that it is made for running games.

AlexPosted:

Craig course it's alienware, no one else could make anything so shit.


No it's because linux still uses OpenGL for it's API which makes drivers even harder to be made for, When steam finally finishes Vulcan won't be much of a problem as long as developers decide to support it.

CraigPosted:

course it's alienware, no one else could make anything so shit.

SagePosted:

JTHM Who would even buy this? That controller is awful too


Its actually kinda nice wrong what i have heard but the whole console thing is complete shit.

VoroPosted:

Who would even buy this? That controller is awful too

OGPosted:

Is that the actual controller? Lol how can you use that. This console isnt worth it imo.


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