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0 pointssolardev2y ago0 comments

> Games that would drain the batter of my OG 512 model now run 3-4 times as fast.

Wait, really? How does that work? I thought they didn't really upgrade the specs much? https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/steam-deck-oled-vs-s...

These benchmarks show a few FPS difference (maybe 10% at most), nowhere near 3-4 times faster?

edit: did you mean 3-4x as long? But that's also hard to believe... a 3-4x improvement in battery life for any device would be a HUGE upgrade that normally takes like a decade to achieve, not a year or two?

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Arialonomus2y ago· 1 in thread

Yes! Sorry I meant 3-4 times as long. It’s not universal to every game, but for a perfect example, my husband and I both played Mario Kart 8 on CEMU (Wii U Emulator) and I can play for about 6 hours uninterrupted before needing to charge, whereas my husband only gets 1.5 or so on my old LCD deck.

solardevOP2y ago

Wow, I wonder what they did to make such a huge difference.

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