Portable consoles almost always come with a compromise. This is a given. The size constraints and the need for a battery so that audiences can play video games on the go mean that manufacturers can't just go all-in on performance. This is something that Nintendo has proven with the Nintendo Switch. However, technological advances in recent years have paved the way for surprisingly powerful processors that have good gaming capabilities.
An example of this is the Steam Deck. Valve's upcoming portable console utilizes an APU (a processor and graphics card rolled into one) based on AMD's Zen 2 CPU architecture and RDNA 2 GPU architecture. TLDR; the Steam Deck's APU should have the performance of an AMD Ryzen 3000-series processor and a Radeon RX 6000-series graphics card rolled into one.
However, similar to the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, which utilize the same technology, there's no direct comparison to the gaming performance of the Steam Deck. This is why fans have been waiting for footage of games that are running on the Steam Deck ahead of the console's release.
Now, audiences have a good idea of what kind of performance to expect from the Steam Deck, courtesy of CD Projekt RED.
