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# Stunning New Steam Deck OLED Unveiled!
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/steam-deck-oled/
- Published: 2023-11-10T10:34:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-10T10:34:16.000Z
- Description: An all-new Steam Deck with better display and impressive specifications.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Gadgets 🎛️, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

The holiday season is almost upon us, and Valve has introduced something to potentially make it more enjoyable!

With a recent announcement, they have shed light on **a new Steam Deck variant** equipped with some exciting upgrades.

Let's take a look at it.

## 🆕 Steam Deck OLED: What's New?

As the name suggests, this variant of the Steam Deck is equipped with **a new 90Hz 7.4” HDR OLED display** that can go to a **1,000 nits peak brightness for HDR**, and **600 nits for SDR**.

This **display should provide gamers with deeper blacks and brighter colors** when compared to the existing LCD-equipped model.

However, the **display is not the only highlight** of this new Steam Deck variant. The processor also sees an upgrade, with **a more efficient 6 nm AMD “Sephiroth” APU** now taking care of all the processing on board.

To compliment the above-mentioned, the Steam Deck OLED comes equipped with a **larger 50Whr battery** to provide you a good battery life.

On the connectivity side of things; **Wi-Fi 6** and **Bluetooth 5.3** are being offered for **a better downloading experience**.

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A 45W USB Type-C PD3.0 power supply with a 2.5m cable is provided for recharging the battery.

Even the **controls have been improved**, the top material and shape for the analog stick was improved for better grip/dust resistance, better responsiveness and tactile feedback from the shoulder buttons, and more.

The **operating system is the same Steam OS 3** found on the LCD model, but, if you were in the market to experiment something different, you could give [Bazzite](https://itsfoss.com/bazzite/) a try.

[Bazzite: A Distro for Linux Gaming on Steam Deck and PCsGear up for gaming on Linux desktop or the Steam Deck. That sounds exciting!![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/bazzite-first-look-ft.png)](https://itsfoss.com/bazzite/)

### 🛠️ Key Specifications

If you're wondering, here's what's powering the newly launched Steam Deck OLED:

- **APU:** 6 nm AMD “Sephiroth”
- **CPU:** 4-core, [Zen 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen%5F2?ref=itsfoss.com) @2.4–3.5 GHz
- **GPU:** 8x [RDNA 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDNA%5F2?ref=itsfoss.com) CUs @1.6 GHz
- **RAM:** 16 GB LPDDR5
- **Storage:** 512 GB or 1 TB NVMe SSD
- **OS:** [SteamOS](https://itsfoss.com/steamos/) 3 (Based on Arch)
- **Weight:** 669 grams

**But, wait, there's more!**

Valve has also launched **a Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED**, which features all the same tech specs with the 1 TB storage, **a transparent case and a smoky translucent colorway.** Take a look for yourself. 👇

![a photo of the new limited edition steam deck oled variant](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Steam_Deck_OLED_LE.png)

It looks really cool. I like what many manufacturers are doing now with their devices; going transparent for the outer casing. A good trend, perhaps.

Valve has mentioned that this will be **available in limited quantities** for buyers in the United States and Canada only.

The reason behind such a limited rollout is that **they are experimenting** to see whether there is a large demand for such a product, they intend to experiment with more colorways in the future.

## 🛒 Where to Buy?

**Pricing starts at $549**, you can buy Steam Deck OLED from the [Steam Store](https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck?ref=itsfoss.com), November 16 onwards. 

Just keep in mind that it is not available in all the regions where Steam operates.

[Steam Deck OLED](https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck?ref=itsfoss.com)

If you're wondering; **what will happen to the Steam Deck LCD model?**

Well, those will still be available for purchase, and will receive regular updates.

*💬 Will you be grabbing one in the upcoming holiday season? Do let me know your thoughts below!*