latest Steam Hardware Survey AMD’s CPU market share is considerable. It also shows that consumers are beginning to favor PC systems with 64GB of RAM. This configuration holds steady in third place, behind the 32GB and 16GB RAM systems, both of which saw declines.
Another notable trend in December’s deluge of new data is Windows 11 Adoption has come almost entirely at the expense of Windows 10.
AMD CPU Benefits
In this latest survey, AMD is finally poised to win over Steam players. Since mid-2024, AMD’s CPU user share has experienced steady but small growth, with a significant growth of 4.96% in December.
We’re already seeing signs of this change in the retail charts, as well as the buzz around AMD’s latest Zen 5 processors, especially those with 3D V cache. The CPUs are also supported by select AM5 motherboards, which are widely expected to have an enviable longevity.
So it’s perhaps not surprising that AMD is up nearly 5%, but the Intel/AMD ratio remains so strong in favor of the former at 63.43/38.73. This number may be skewed by Intel’s strength in pre-built systems and laptop systems.
PC RAM – 64GB A huge increase
The PC System RAM chart shows that 64GB configurations grew by 0.59% last month. This is the biggest improvement in the RAM table, meaning 3.94% of Steam gamers (or respondents) now use 64 GB RAM systems.
Perhaps surprisingly, the 32GB RAM system saw a 32.08% drop, but only a 0.09% drop. The most popular memory quota is 16GB, equipped by 45.07% of users, with a quarterly decrease of 0.86%.
Windows 11 will finally win you over
According to this survey, Windows 11’s market share will grow significantly in December 2024. It rose sharply by 6.16% in December, Windows 11 It jumped to more than half, capturing 54.96% of Steam users. At the same time, the number of Steam players on Windows 10 dropped by 5.07% to 42.39%.
Somehow, Windows 7 users still have the upper hand, even though Steam support for the older operating system dropped last January. However, that number has almost halved, with Windows 7 users now at 0.15, down 0.13%.
VRAM – User Migration from 6GB GPU
Finally, 70% of Steam gamers still use GPUs with 8GB of VRAM or less. While the largest increase in December was for 16GB GPUs, up 0.88%, and the largest decrease was for 6GB GPUs, down 2.42%, more than two-thirds of them are getting VRAM starved when it comes to modern AAA games.
There are more and more complaints about mid-range GPUs with 8GB VRAM. Intel thinks 8GB is not enough, even if it The first Battle Mage display card Equipped with 12GB VRAM, the suggested retail price is $250. Still, enthusiasts are concerned that AMD and Nvidia won’t up the VRAM ante on their most popular 060 cards in 2025.