Most Used Graphics Cards and Processors by Gamers

Steam, the world’s most popular online gaming platform, has announced its software and hardware data for September 2022. The platform, which created tables based on the statistics collected from the players, shared the most used processor, operating system and graphics card data. In addition, the average computer owned by Steam users has also been determined.

When we look at the shared statistics; In fact, we encounter not-so-surprising results. So much so that Intel processors, NVIDIA graphics cards and the Windows operating system are the playmakers of the game world. However, there is one thing worth noting here. According to the data, players are gradually making the transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Shared data reveals that Windows 11 may be more popular than Windows 10 in the coming year.

Here are Steam’s September 2022 hardware and software stats:

Most preferred graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

Shared data revealed that the most preferred graphics card by gamers is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060. So much so that 6.94 percent of all Steam users prefer this graphics card. When we expand the scope of the data, we witness that 76.77 percent of the players use NVIDIA. This brand was followed by AMD with 14.41 percent and Intel with 8.61 percent. However, there may be significant changes in this table in the near future. Because Intel will officially enter the external graphics card market as of October.

The most striking detail here is that although NVIDIA has introduced the RTX 4000 series graphics cards introduced with the latest generation technologies, the most used graphics card is still the GTX 1000 series. This situation, “Do we really need a new graphics card?” It also raises the question.

The 10 most preferred graphics card models are as follows:

Most preferred operating system: Windows 10

According to Steam’s September 2022 hardware and software survey, the most preferred operating system by the players is Windows 10. So much so that 68.49 percent of users use Windows 10. This operating system is followed by Windows 11 with 24.84 percent and Windows 7 with 2.40 percent. The ratio of players using any version of Windows to all players is 96.41 percent. The usage rate of macOS is 2.36 percent, while the rate of Linux users is only 1.23 percent.

The 5 most preferred operating systems are as follows:

Most preferred processor: Intel’s models in the 2.3-2.69 Ghz range

The data shared by Steam revealed that 68.04 percent of users use Intel brand processors. The most preferred models in this brand were the ones whose speed changed in the range of 2.3-2.69 Ghz. The usage rate of AMD’s processors was recorded as 31.96 percent. AMD’s most popular models are those that work in the 3.3-3.69 Ghz range.

Considering all Steam users, the average of computers used is as follows: