Valve released the Steam hardware survey results for September 2026. The GeForce RTX 5070 has become the most popular graphics card, capturing a 5.86% share of systems, up from 3.56% in August. Other models, including the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060, also saw significant growth, while no AMD or Intel cards appeared in the top ten.
The combined share of the RTX 5000 series, including models from the 5050 to the 5090, reached 18.21% in September, compared to approximately 12.93% in the previous month. This shift highlights a rapid adoption of the latest NVIDIA hardware among the platform's user base.
System configurations have also evolved, with 32 GB of RAM becoming the new standard. Its share rose to 42.22%, overtaking 16 GB systems, which dropped to 37.82%. Additionally, the use of 2560 x 1440 resolution increased to 27.04%, while Full HD usage fell below 50% for the first time, settling at 47.91%.
In the processor segment, AMD continues to gain ground on Windows-based PCs. Its market share increased to 47.41%, while Intel's share declined to 52.59%. The gap between the two manufacturers has narrowed to 5.18 percentage points according to the latest data.
