Steam continues to share the PC players’ preferences with the public in detail with the hardware and software survey, which they regularly share every month. Data for April 2025, especially in the use of graphics cards and processors indicate the remarkable changes. These data are important in terms of understanding not only individual user habits, but also for hardware manufacturers. Although the representation rate of the questionnaire is based on a voluntary basis, it is not certain, but it provides a strong enough sample to reflect general trends thanks to the participation of hundreds of thousands of users.
According to the survey, Nvidia’s dominance on the video card side continues. While 74.39 %of users use Nvidia brand graphics card, AMD’s share remains at 17.51 %. Intel has a share of 7.78 %in this area. The remaining 0.32 %represents cards of other manufacturers. Especially the increase in mobile graphics cards attracts attention.
In this context, the most commonly used model stands out as Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU at a rate of 4.80 %. While this model follows RTX 3060 with 4.72 %, the use of models such as RTX 3070 and RTX 4070 increases. On the other hand, AMD’s new generation graphics cards have not yet reached a significant rate among Steam users. Especially the fact that the Radeon RX 9000 series does not appear in this survey stands out as a remarkable development.
RTX 50 Series graphics cards, which were first included in the Steam survey, took part in the list with low rates
The RTX 50 series was first included in the Steam hardware survey with April 2025 data. Representatives of this series, RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080; It has reached the user of 0.38 %, 0.28 %and 0.38 %, respectively. These rates show that these new models are not yet adopted by users on a large scale. However, these cards, which are expected to increase in the coming months, are an alternative to those who want to establish a high -performance system. In addition to all these, it is seen that older generation cards are still widely used.
On the processor side, Intel is the brand that maintains its leadership. While 60.35 %of users prefer Intel processors, AMD’s share is measured at 39.65 %. Looking at the processor clock speeds, it is understood that the intel processors in the 2.3 GHz and 2.69 GHz range are 21.72 %. On the AMD side, models over 3.7 GHz reach 15.63 %and point to performance -oriented preferences. However, it is clear that both brands have an important share in the market.
Interesting results also emerge in the number of physical processor unit (CPU). 30.08 %of users use systems with 4 -core and 23.91 %and 6 -core processors. In addition, the rate of 8 -core systems is 25.49 %. Dual -core processors point to a significant user audience with 16.46 %. This distribution shows that the need for medium and high -level processors is now standard.
On the operating systems front, the rise of Windows 11 is remarkable. 57.84 %of users use Windows 11 64 bit operating system, while the rate of Windows 10 is 38.09 %. The ratio of Linux users is measured as 2.27 %, while MacOS users are at the end of the list with 1.62 %. In addition to all these, in terms of Mac hardware ownership, MacBook Pro models stand out with 25.97 %.
Another remarkable element in the hardware configuration of Steam users is the amount of system memory. 16 GB RAM usage rate is by far the highest level with 43.86 %. The proportion of systems with 8 GB RAM has decreased to 14.32 %. On the Vram side, the use of 8 GB of graphics cards was 34.25 %. This rate indicates that today’s games now require higher memory capacity.
There is a similar situation in terms of hard disk space. The ratio of users with total storage areas over 1 TB was measured at 52.78 %. However, in terms of the free space, the ratio of users with a storage cavity of 100 GB to 249 GB is 23.21 %. These data show that high -capacity storage is now indispensable for many players.
Finally, on the side of virtual reality titles Oculus Quest 2With a 29.84 %usage rate, it is the most preferred model position. With 23.20 % Meta Quest 3 and with 14.10 % Valve Index watching. Htc vive, Pico 4 And Oculus Rift S The use rates of other models such as remain lower. It is seen that competition continues in this area, but the weight of the Meta in the market has increased gradually.