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Discussion: Do you think the next steamdeck will be x86 or ARM?
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this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025
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Is ram that's used on arm chips usually lower power than x86 or can they be interchangeable?
ARM boards with slotted RAM use the same type as x86 (although mostly LPDDR, as found in laptops), so I assume there isn't any difference that is related to the CPU architecture.