How much faster is the Steam Deck's NVMe SSD than the eMMC or SD card options?
The 256GB and 512GB Steam Decks are advertised with faster storage (NVMe SSD) than the 64GB version's eMMC internal storage. But I read that the eMMC storage read times are more or less comparable with a decent SD card. Under what circumstances is the NVMe SSD noticeably faster than the eMMC or SD card options? If there have been benchmarks for this, they're buried under a lot of other press.
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How much faster is NVMe than eMMC?
Hi, personally I opted against this since most NVMe drives consumes quite a lot of energy compared to the eMMC flash. Of course, you will get much higher throughput (around 800 MB/s compared to around 100 MB/s from the eMMC - measured on the rockpro64 that has the same SoC) but at the cost of heat and battery life.How fast is Steam Deck SSD?
Yes, users can install a new hard drive in a Steam Deck. Even the 64GB version that comes with eMMC storage can be upgraded with a brand new SSD.Can you add NVMe to eMMC Steam Deck?
Installing games Although, if you haven't filled up your Steam Deck's preinstalled SSD, keep that as the default. Then, when it is filled up, you can switch to the microSD. We recommend using the internal SSD to download games you want loaded faster.Steam Deck Review: Console Quality Handheld Gaming - Believe It!
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