Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.

The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve’s Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more than 60 frames per second at 4K resolution are only possible with limitations.

  • arararagi@ani.socialEnglish
    911·
    11 months ago

    Not that this cube would run any modern game at 4k and more than 60 fps.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      VRR is very useful at these midrange specs though. Avoiding tearing and lurching down to 30fps is honestly the best upgrade I’ve made for my PC in years.

      • b34k@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        More tvs need to support G-Sync and Freesync (like my Hisense) instead of just supporting the HDMI version of VRR (like my Sony…).

    • UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Nobody said you need to play a modern game. Just play an older or indie game and enjoy gloriousness.

    • TheOakTree@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      4k 120hz on the steam cube?? Sounds like a job for Lossless Scaling 4x Frame Gen! /s