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I think you're reading into it a little too hard. I don't suspect an optional mode based on what's written there. Those power specs come from the USB Power Delivery 2.0/3.x standards. There's 9 Volt USB PD that can supply 27 Watts at the 3 Amp ceiling, and the next step up is 15 Volt USB PD that can supply 45 Watts at 3 Amps. Since a 45 Watt charger is the one that's recommended, I don't expect heat issues there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#USB_Power_Delivery
I am referring to the headline of this post that claims that "Steam Frame needs 27-45W of power to run", which is not at all substantiated by the image shared.
You are right about the title, I can't believe I just read over that first part of that paragraph. Even my other post of the climbey dev talking about his devkit shows a much lower power draw.