Valve released the Steam hardware survey for August 2026. The GeForce RTX 3060 maintains its lead with a 3.92% share, followed by the RTX 4060 mobile version at 3.84%. The RTX 5070 climbed to third place, securing a 3.77% market share.
The RTX 50 series now accounts for 17.88% of the market, reflecting a monthly growth of 1.27 percentage points. Meanwhile, the AMD Radeon RX 9000 series holds a 2.48% share. Combined, the latest generation of gaming GPUs from Nvidia and AMD has surpassed the 20% threshold, reaching 20.36%.
In the CPU segment, Intel holds 53.53% of the market, while AMD continues to gain ground with 46.47%. Eight-core processors remain the most popular choice among users at 28.04%, followed closely by six-core models at 27.43%.
Regarding system memory, 16GB remains the standard for Steam players with a 41.20% share, while 32GB configurations follow at 37.45%. Windows 11 continues to dominate the operating system landscape, increasing its presence to 70.97%.
