Windows 11 and SteamOS offer very similar gaming performance on Valve’s new Steam Machine

Recently one’s own Valve It posted the drivers to install on its support page Windows 11 in the Steam Machine. Users who want to install the operating system of Microsoftcompared to the popular Steam OS They have it easy, although at the moment both systems cannot be shared. It didn’t take long for the first performance tests to appear that compare this with Windows 11 and Steam OS in this new console Valve.

First tests compare the performance of Windows 11 and SteamOS on Steam Machine

The tests carried out by ETA Prime have been made with a Steam Machine updated to 64GB RAM. The installation process is described as simple and with perfect functioning of all the hardware, as a curiosity Windows recognizes the CPU Steam Machine like a AMD 1772but the GPU is recognized as a AMD Radeon RX 7600 8GB.

Windows 11 gets a slight lead in 4K and synthetic tests

If we look at the final results, both operating systems have achieved very similar performance in games, although Windows has stretched this performance further when resolutions have been used 4K. In synthetic tests Windows has also managed to place itself above, with a notable difference in the multi-core tests of Geekbench 6.

As for the games tested, the difference is minimal between both operating systems, but Windows continues to offer extra performance when using resolutions 4Kand sometimes also in 1080p.

Cyberpunk 2077, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered put both systems to the test

The tests carried out with Cyberpunk 2077 have given victory to Steam OS to 1,080p with 74FPS in front of the 68 achieved in Windows. In 1,440p has also taken the advantage Steam OS with 45FPS in front of the 43 of Windows. But in 4K Windows has gained the lead with 20FPS in front of the 18FPS of Steam OSan FPS rate that is too low that requires scaling technologies to improve.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider has managed to be faster in Windows using resolutions 1,080p and 4Kalthough 1,440p has won Steam OS. Specifically in Full HD has achieved 120FPS in Windows and 118 in Steam OS and 46FPS to 4K in front of the 44 of Steam OS. In 1,440p Steam OS has achieved a 2.4% more FPS with 86 in front of the 84 of Windows.

Things have been much more even in Horizon Zero Dawn Remasteredalthough again we find a slight advantage of Windows to 1,080p and most notable of 7.1% in 4K.

Steam Machine demonstrates that it can offer a similar experience with both operating systems

Some evidence that corroborates the intentions of Valve to offer a gaming device that works with any operating system. The Steam Machine can run Steam OS either Windows with a very similar performance, as if it were a PC anyone else, but with a very compact format ideal for any living room.

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