Last time to buy an LCD Steam Deck directly from Valve
Valve has confirmed it is no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model. Once remaining inventory is sold out, the listing will not return. Valve says support for existing Steam Deck LCD owners will continue.
A bit later the wording also changed. The store notice first used “phasing out,” and was later edited to “no longer producing,” which makes this a production stop rather than a short-term stock shuffle.
Note: We are phasing out* the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model. Once sold out, it will no longer be available. We will continue to provide support for Steam Deck LCD on an ongoing basis.
*Later changed to: “We are no longer producing”
— Valve
For hardware, this lines up with a clean split between the older LCD platform and the OLED refresh. Steam Deck LCD uses an AMD APU built on a 7 nm process with 16GB LPDDR5-5500, while Steam Deck OLED uses an AMD APU on 6 nm with 16GB LPDDR5-6400. Both keep the same Zen 2 (4C/8T) plus RDNA 2 (8 CU) layout, so the shift is about the newer node and platform tweaks, not a new CPU or GPU architecture.
Worth noting that Ryzen Z2 A has been described as matching the same core configuration used in Steam Deck, including the die-shrunk OLED variant, just under a different commercial name. That points to AMD continuing to ship that design for other handhelds while Valve narrows its own lineup to OLED.
ASUS Xbox ROG Ally also uses “Van Gogh” APU as Ryzen Z2 A
During Steam’s Black Friday 2025 promo, Valve cut the Steam Deck LCD 256GB by 20%, dropping the US price to $319.20 (from $399) . This was probably the lowest price this handheld would be on sale before being discontinued.
After Valve’s remaining stock is gone, buyers will be choosing between OLED models and second-hand listings. Sealed “new” units can show up below Valve pricing because Steam purchases (including hardware) generate Steam Points, and some resellers try to recover value from those points while moving the device for less. I know many gamers who bought their Steam Deck this way.
| Handheld Gaming Consoles | ||
|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | Valve Steam Deck OLED | Valve Steam Deck |
| Picture |  |  |
| Architecture | AMD Zen2 & RDNA2 | AMD Zen2 & RDNA2 |
| APU | AMD Sephiroth (6nm) 4C/8T up to 3.5 GHz | AMD Van Gogh (7nm) 4C/8T up to 3.5 GHz |
| SoC GPU | AMD iGPU 8CU @ 1.6 GHz | AMD iGPU 8CU @ 1.6 GHz |
| SoC TDP | 4-15W | 4-15W |
| External GPU | Not officially | Not officially |
| Memory Capacity | 16GB LPDDR5-6400 | 16GB LPDDR5-5500 |
| Storage Capacity | 512GB/1TB SSD | 256GB/512GB SSD 64GB eMMC |
| Storage Type | M.2 NVMe 2230 SSD PCIe 3×4 | M.2 NVMe 2230 SSD PCIe 3×4 eMMC PCIe Gen2x1 |
| Display | 7.4″ OLED 1280×800, 90Hz, 1000 nits | 7″ 1280×800, 60Hz |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3 | Wi-Fi 5, BT 5 |
| Battery | 50 Wh | 40 Wh |
| Weight | 640 g / 1.41 lbs | 669g / 1.47 lbs |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | 29.8 x 11.7 x 4.9 cm 11.7 x 4.6 x 1.9 in | 29.8 x 11.7 x 4.9 cm 11.7 x 4.6 x 1.9 in |
| Default OS | Steam OS/Win 11 | Steam OS/Win 11 |
| Launch Price | $549 (16G+512GB) $649 (16G+1TB) | $399/€419 (16G+64GB) $529/€549 (16G+256GB) $649/€679 (16G+512GB) |
| Release Date | November 2023 | February 2022 |
Source: Valve
