Comparativa Nintendo Wii U vs Valve Steam Machine
En esta comparativa técnica entre el Nintendo Wii U y el Valve Steam Machine, analizamos las características clave para ayudarte a elegir.
La elección entre estos dos modelos de Consoles de sobremesa suele depender de su presupuesto, con precios alrededor de $299.99 (Basic) / $349.99 (Deluxe) y $749 USD (512 GB) / $899 USD (2 TB).
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Nintendo Wii U |
Valve Steam Machine |
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| Lanzamiento | ||
| Versión | noviembre 2012 | - |
| Rendimiento | ||
| Procesador (CPU) | 1.24 GHz Tri-Core IBM PowerPC "Espresso" | Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 (6-core / 12-thread) Hasta 4.8 GHz |
| Procesador gráfico (GPU) | 550 MHz AMD Radeon "Latte" | Semi-custom AMD RDNA 3 (28 Compute Units) |
| Potencia GPU | ~352 GFLOPS | aprox. 10.5 Teraflops (Comparable to an RTX 4060 / RX 7600) |
| Memoria RAM | 2 GB DDR3 (1 GB reserved para System, 1 GB para Games) | 16 GB DDR5 (System) + 8 GB GDDR6 (Dedicated VRAM) |
| Almacenamiento | 8 GB (Basic) o 32 GB (Deluxe) Internal Flash | 512 GB o 2 TB NVMe SSD (User-upgradeable 2230/2280 slots) |
| Almacenamiento ampliable | Soporta / Compatible con SD/SDHC cards y USB External HDDs (Hasta 2 TB) | Alto-velocidad microSD card slot; External USB almacenamiento |
| Lector de discos | Proprietary 25 GB Alta densidad Optical Discs (Blu-ray based) | None (Digital solo) |
| Salida de vídeo | ||
| Resolución | 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i | Native 4K (2160p); 8K support via DisplayPort |
| FPS máximo | 60 FPS | Hasta 240 FPS (via DisplayPort 1.4); 120 FPS (via HDMI 2.0) |
| HDR | No | HDR10+ y Dolby Vision support |
| VRR (Refresco variable) | No | AMD FreeSync Premium |
| Ray Tracing | No | Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing (RDNA 3) |
| Audio | ||
| Formatos | Six-channel (5.1) Linear PCM via HDMI | Multichannel Linear PCM, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X |
| Headphones | 3.5mm jack located on the GamePad | 3.5mm jack on controller; USB-C y Bluetooth audio support |
| Conectividad | ||
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.0 (con CEC support) |
| USB | 4x USB 2.0 (2 Delantero, 2 Trasera) | 2x USB-A 3.2 (Delantero), 2x USB-A 2.0 (Trasera), 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (Trasera) |
| Ethernet | Requiere USB-to-Ethernet adapter (No Integrado port) | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 6E (2.4GHz, 5GHz, y 6GHz) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 (primarily para Wii controllers) | Bluetooth 5.3 (Dedicated antenna) |
| Servicios | ||
| Multijugador online | Nintendo Network (Free until 2024 shutdown) | Free (Steam Networking) |
| Guardado en la nube | Not natively Compatible / Soportado (mostly local) | Steam Cloud (Free) |
| Suscripción | None (Standard online was free) | None requerido (Access to Steam Store, EA Play) |
| Uso a distancia | "Off-TV Play" (Stream games directly to the GamePad) | Steam Remote Play / Steam Link |
| Mando | ||
| Incluido | 1x Wii U GamePad (6.2-inch resistive Pantalla táctil) | Standard in bundles (o se vende por separado) |
| Funcionalidades | Integrado Camera, Mic, NFC, Motion Control, TV Remote functionality | Dual haptic trackpads, TMR Magnetic Sticks (No drift), 4 Botones traseros, Gyro, Capacitive touch Sensores |
| Compatibilidad | ||
| Retrocompatibilidad | Full native support para Wii Discs y Wii controllers | Full Steam Library (via Proton/SteamOS); plays thousands of Windows games |
| Soporte VR | No | Full support para Valve Index y the new Steam Frame headset |
| Físico | ||
| Dimensiones | 6.8" x 10.5" x 1.8" (172 x 268 x 46 mm) | 6.1 x 6.4 x 6.0 inches (156 x 162 x 152 mm) — Compact cube design |
| Peso | ~3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) | 5.7 lbs (2.6 kg) |
| Color | blanco (Basic) o negro (Deluxe) | Matte negro con personalizable 17-LED RGB strip |
| Alimentación | ||
| Consumo | ~75W Max (Very efficient compared to its peers) | 300W Internal Fuente de alimentación (Max draw aprox. 150-180W) |
| Varios | ||
| En la caja | Console, GamePad, AC Adapters, cable HDMI, sensor Bar (Deluxe Incluido stands y Nintendo Land) | Console, Steam Controller 2, Charging Puck, HDMI 2.0 cable, AC Cable de alimentación |
| Precio | $299.99 (Basic) / $349.99 (Deluxe) | $749 USD (512 GB) / $899 USD (2 TB) |
| Detalles completos | Wii U - Ficha técnica completa | Steam Machine - Ficha técnica completa |