Steam Machine Delivers Poor Performance in Demanding Titles

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Gameguru Mania News - Jun,22 2026 -

Steam Machine Delivers Poor Performance in Demanding Titles - briefly
(hx) 11:04 PM CEST - Jun,22 2026 - Post a comment / read (4)
A new performance test of Valve’s Steam Machine has shown disappointing results in modern AAA games.

At 1440p on Medium/High settings with ray tracing, **Cyberpunk 2077** ran at just 28 FPS. **Black Myth: Wukong** (Very High) managed only 20 FPS, and **Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora** (Ultra) hit 21 FPS.

The video highlights that a custom PC built for the same ~$1,049 price would offer significantly better performance.

The results have sparked criticism that the pre-built Steam Machine does not deliver value compared to building your own rig or buying a console.

The Steam Machine is showing disappointing performance in demanding games:

? Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p, Medium, RT) – 28 FPS
? Black Myth: Wukong (1440p, Very High) – 20 FPS
? Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Ultra) – 21 FPS

? Key takeaway: the Steam Machine’s performance does not… pic.twitter.com/pfdC72ZCNv
— Play4Index (@Play4Index) June 22, 2026

Shout out to Gamers Nexus for showing the DIY build of a comparable machine (slightly better performance than Steam Machine) $979 vs $1050.
Buy an xbox controller on sale for $50 vs $99 for Steam controller...
You save about $120. pic.twitter.com/bMEWg3ozw1
— Holly (@thatbluenumber) June 22, 2026

last 10 comments:

psolord	(08:09 AM CEST - Jun,23 2026 )
What a fucking joke! :D

lorcro2000

(08:28 AM CEST - Jun,23 2026 )

The Steam machine is meant to live in a living room. Meaning, it can't be too hot and thus loud, so it has a low TDP processor and the GPU is also limited to around 100-something watts. There's nothing surprising here. Valve never claimed it would be a power monster, they claimed it was enough to play games. You can play the games listed at usable frame rates if you *don't* try to run them on max.

Trying to run them on max is 100% operator error.

The price of the unit did go much higher than anyone, especially Valve, wanted, but have you *seen* the fucking insanity that is the PC market now that the AI psychos have gone full nutjob on the market?

Sabot

(09:33 AM CEST - Jun,23 2026 )

It’s meant for dimwits. Those that haven’t a PC-building-clue and cant tie shoelaces.
Which is a LOT. Plus of course anything that Steam produces has cult following and status in their bedroom worlds.

My rig is 2 1/2 year old now RTX 4060TI etc. I play Avatar at 1440 @100fps on ultra. Which say enough about this junk where you are just paying for *parts and labour* not performance.

It also cost me, as I built it, £800.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the SSDs are Recycled.

‘We’re committed, sell it’. Said fat Gabe

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