Valve has released its latest Steam hardware survey results, revealing sudden shifts across PC graphics cards and operating systems. The GeForce RTX 3060 reclaimed the top spot as the GeForce RTX 5070 fell following an apparent tracking anomaly in the previous report. The complete dataset is now live directly on the official Steam platform.
The GeForce RTX 3060 took first place with 3.62% of the total user base. The GeForce RTX 5070 dropped to second position at 3.56%, indicating that its prior 5.86% spike was a tracking glitch. The mobile RTX 4060 holds third place at 3.4%, followed by the desktop RTX 4060 at 3.32% and the RTX 3050 at 3.06%. Video memory splits evenly across the top tiers. Systems running 8GB of VRAM account for 26.92% of players, while 16GB setups claim 26.35%.
Windows 11 expanded its lead across the PC gaming market. The platform gained 1.17% to reach a total share of 72.51%. Windows 10 declined by 2.5%, dropping its overall presence to 21.11%. Alternative operating systems remain a minority on the platform. Linux distributions hold 3.95% of users, while macOS accounts for 2.35%.
System memory totals center around two main tiers. Machines equipped with 16GB of RAM lead at 41.42%, while 32GB builds follow closely at 37.06%. A smaller segment of 7.52% of users operates with 8GB of system RAM. In the processor category, 8 core chips remain the most common choice at 28.68%, ahead of 6 core models at 27.29% and 4 core units at 12.36%. Intel retains 53.48% of the processor market, with AMD claiming 46.51%.
