[STREAM] Steam Machine Test - Live

We watch, configure, play, and answer your questions.

Valve's wonder box has fallen into our hands. We decided to see how good it is, how it handles games, and how functional and necessary a device Valve engineers have created.

The broadcast starts at 9:00 PM Moscow time on our YouTube channel, VK Play and Twitch.

The Steam Machine went on sale on June 29, 2026, priced at $1,049 for the model with 512 gigabytes of memory onboard.

It's a compact cubic mini-PC measuring approximately 156 × 152 × 162 mm and weighing 2.6 kg with an internal power supply, running on SteamOS 3. It is based on a custom AMD Zen 4 processor (6 cores/12 threads, up to 4.8 GHz, 30W TDP), graphics are handled by AMD RDNA 3 (28 Compute Units, up to 2.45 GHz, 110W TDP, 8 GB GDDR6), 16 GB DDR5 memory, a 512 GB or 2 TB NVMe SSD (with replacement capability and a microSD slot). The device supports image output up to 4K@120–240 Hz (HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 with HDR and FreeSync), is equipped with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-A/C ports, and a built-in adapter for the Steam Controller.