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Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

October 1, 2026 Sean Hollister

The Steam Deck’s original APU, shiny and crisp on the Steam Deck’s motherboard.
The Steam Deck LCD’s “Aerith” APU. | Photo by Fritzchens Fritz

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a "generational leap" in performance and efficiency before building the sequel.

There's some reason to believe that chip has now broken cover: AMD Gainsborough. But I'm a tad skeptical.

As leaker Moore's Law is Dead and IT Home report, the latest AMD drivers have leaked the codename for a previously unknown chip: an "AMD Gainsborough." The first Steam Deck chip was named "Aerith" after Final Fantasy VII's heartbreaking love interest, and Gainsborough is her last name. Plus, the chip …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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