New Steam Deck Beta Client Fixes Hardware Survey's VRAM Reporting

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A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released yesterday with some minor fixes to Steam Input and Valve's monthly hardware survey. There was an issue with the survey where VRAM wasn't reported correctly, while the Button Chord Activator's drop-down list has been replaced with a multi-button selector.

You can download the update yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck. Make sure your update channel is set to Beta or Preview.

Steam Deck Beta Client 2/24/26 Update Changelog:

Hardware Survey / System Information

• Fixed an issue where VRAM on some graphics cards was not reported correctly (-1)
• In the case of multiple display adapters, we now select the one with the most VRAM to display and report to Steam

Steam Input

• Button Chord Activator's drop down list of available buttons has been replaced with a multi button selector. This means that newer controllers have full access to extra grip buttons that were previously unlisted.
• Gyro to Joystick Camera's Minimum Joystick Output now matches Gyro to Joystick Deflection's behavior, which is useful for identifying a game's internal joystick deadzone.

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