A laptop GPU now leads the Valve Steam survey, AMD CPUs reach all-time high
The first laptop GPU to top the chart in over three years
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AMD hits record CPU share as new top GPU and OS emerge on Steam survey
AMD keeps closing the gap on Intel
Steam survey sees a shake-up as a new top graphics card is revealed
It was a weird month
What just happened? There's a new top graphics card on the Steam survey. After seeing a comparatively huge 4% increase in users, the RTX 4060 has replaced the RTX 3060 as the most popular GPU among participants of Valve's survey. There was also an unexpected 5% jump in the number of people using Intel CPUs, which points to February being another one of those months where the results were anomalous.
Nvidia cuts RTX 4060 supply ahead of rumored RTX 5060 launch in March
No price drops yet, though
Steam survey highlights AMD's amazing year – Ryzen CPUs now comprise 40% of participants
Team Red reaches a record high
In a nutshell: December's Steam survey results have arrived. The last month of the year is always an interesting one as it indicates popular Christmas gifts while also setting the stage for what's ahead. The most obvious takeaway from December? 2024 really was AMD's year – at least when it came to CPUs.
Two more AMD graphics cards join the Steam survey, as Team Red achieves record CPU share
Elsewhere, the RTX 4060 mobile is close to becoming the most popular GPU
How Half-Life 2's minimum specs led to the creation of the Steam Hardware survey
Things were very different back in 2003
Latest Steam survey shows Windows 11 finally overtaking Windows 10, gaming laptops on the rise
Almost three years after the broad release of Windows 11
Farewell, RTX 3060: Nvidia is discontinuing the most popular graphics card on the Steam survey
Almost 6% of Steam survey participants use the RTX 3060
Nvidia's mid-range RTX 4000 cards dominate latest Steam survey with impressive gains
July was also another month when Windows 10 increased its user share
Windows 11 is now installed on 30 percent of all PCs
The big picture: Windows 11 suffered a worrying market share dip in the spring, according to Statcounter, but Microsoft's latest operating system might have recovered to a new all-time peak. Although Windows 10 remains overwhelmingly dominant, Microsoft's enforced end-of-life date for the OS is approaching, and new hardware could drive the growth of its successor.
April Steam survey sees another AMD card enter chart, Windows 11 gain more users
AMD also made up ground in the CPU section
Latest Steam survey: Nvidia's mid-range GPUs top the charts, a bad month for AMD
Intel is grabbing back the CPU share it lost to AMD
Windows 10 sees resurgence in Steam survey, English is no longer the top language
Windows 10 was the only version of the OS to experience gains last month
AMD CPUs and Windows 11 reach their highest user share ever in latest Steam survey
Almost half of all participants now use Windows 11
Latest Steam survey shows a holiday boost for Nvidia's RTX 4000 GPUs
But an Ampere classic remains number one
Steam survey returns to normal as AMD, Windows 11, and English recapture lost share, RTX 3060 (just) stays on top
November set some things right following a strange month
Latest Steam survey sees AMD and Windows 11 crash as a new top language appears
While the RTX 3060 cements its position at number one
The Steam survey has a new top graphics card
Not the first time it's been number one
August Steam survey marks arrival of RTX 4060, Windows 11 hitting 40%, and AMD CPUs closing the gap on Intel
A good month for laptops, too
AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs finally enter the Steam survey, RTX 4060 Ti makes appearance
As Windows 10's share falls close to 50%
June Steam survey: RTX 3060 moves into second place, Windows 11 closes the gap on Windows 10
Expect the Ampere card to reach number one this year
The RTX 3060 continues its climb to the top of the Steam survey; Windows 11 sees more gains
There was also a new RTX 4000-series card in the chart
Nvidia RTX 3060 loses its crown as Valve's Steam survey returns to normal
The RTX 3060 was king for just a month
