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Global Hardware & Systems Census

Steam Hardware Demographics

Edition: August 2026
Dominant Gaming GPU
RTX 3060
Leading global graphics discrete model
OS Ecosystem Standard
Windows 11 (70.97%)
Linux adoption at 3.9%
Core & RAM Baseline
8 cpus • 16 GB
Sweet-spot consumer gaming rig
Resolution & VR Standard
1920 x 1080
VR Headsets: 1.49% of gamers
GPU Market DuelNVIDIA 72.88%
NV 72.88%AMD 18.68%Intel 8.03%
CPU Market DuopolyIntel vs AMD Shift
Intel 53.53%AMD 46.47%
OS LandscapeLinux: 3.9%
Win 93.95%Linux 3.9%Mac 2.14%
Historical Trajectory (18-Month Census)

GPU Vendor Market Share Trend

NVIDIA:72.88%
AMD:18.68%
INTEL:8.03%
OTHER:0.41%
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Hardware Census Leaderboards

Sorted by real-world market presence (dominant configurations first)
Floor:
Graphics (GPU)Top: RTX 3060
Ranked by active player penetration
RTX 3060
3.76%+0.05%
RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
3.63%+0.19%
RTX 5070
3.56%+0.16%
RTX 4060
3.42%-0.01%
RTX 3050
3.04%+0%
RTX 5060
2.98%+0.13%
RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
2.5%+0.45%
RTX 5060 Ti
2.41%+0.15%
GTX 1650
2.37%-0.11%
RTX 4060 Ti
2.25%+0.02%
RTX 3060 Ti
2.07%+0%
RTX 3070
1.92%-0.04%
Apple M2
1.91%-0.15%
Radeon Graphics
1.79%-0.1%
RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
1.76%+0.05%
RTX 5070 Ti
1.73%+0.04%
RTX 4070
1.7%+0.01%
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
1.7%-0.1%
RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
1.66%+0.04%
RTX 5080
1.62%+0.08%
RTX 2060
1.59%-0.05%
GTX 1060
1.44%-0.03%
RTX 4070 SUPER
1.41%+0%
GTX 1660 SUPER
1.4%+0.01%
RX 9070 XT
1.37%+0.06%
RTX 3080
1.34%-0.02%
Intel(R) UHD Graphics
1.14%-0.07%
GTX 1050 Ti
1.12%-0.01%
Other
9.4%+0.15%
+76 minor models (32.03%)
OS & DistributionsWin 11: 70.97%
Ranked by gaming market share
Windows 11 64 bit
70.97%+0.71%
Windows 10 64 bit
22.9%-0.4%
+25 distros & builds (4.88%)
Memory & Cores
RAM sorted by global popularity
16 GB
41.2%+0.23%
32 GB
37.45%+0.52%
8 GB
7.46%-0.52%
64 GB
3.97%-0.02%
12 GB
2.41%-0.1%
24 GB
2.22%+0.06%
4 GB
1.38%-0.13%
48 GB
1.2%+0%
+5 minor tiers (2.71%)

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