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How is that compared to the native storage on the Steam Deck? I just ordered a 512GB model the other day, but haven't gotten it yet. Wondering if I'll need an SD card and if so, how they compare to the NVMe.
SD is considerably slower, but it doesn't show in game. Only slightly longer load times.
I'm sure it would show on benchmarks, and level load times a bit, but I haven't really noticed any practical difference between the 256GB SSD and the Sandisk Extreme (Pro?) I currently have plugged in.
As mentioned elsewhere, the Steam Deck only has a UHS-I bus for it's micro-SD, so I imagine any micro-SD would perform worse than the internal SSD. It's just not that big a deal in any game I've tried.
Nice, thanks for the info!