The May 2026 Steam Hardware Survey reveals that Radeon RX 9070 XT and 9060 XT graphics cards have finally been registered in the database, nearly a year after their launch.

As spotted by Videocardz, the latest survey data shows that the RX 9070 XT has reached a 1.33% market share, while the RX 9060 XT has reached 0.72%. This marks the first appearance of RDNA 4 GPUs in the Steam Hardware Survey, which runs every month, although the exact number of Steam users polled is never really known. Nvidia alternatives currently hold higher positions on the charts, with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti slightly ahead at 1.73%. GPUs like the RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Ti also continue to report monthly adoption gains.

The survey data also show that eight-core CPUs emerged as the fastest-growing segment, while six- and ten-core processors both dipped slightly. Still in this segment, AMD continues to increase its share against its competition, currently sitting at 45%.

Concurrently, a volatile pricing market has driven a resurgence in 16GB RAM systems over 32GB configurations, while SSDs larger than 1TB shrank by 1.23% as buyers moved back to smaller drives. Lastly, OS data show Windows rebounding by 0.38% against recent Linux gains, bringing the total market share to 94% Windows, 4% Linux, and 2% macOS. Though the up-and-coming CachyOS distro doubled its share to 0.5%, sitting just behind SteamOS at 0.9%.

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Finally, the most popular AMD GPUs are visible in the Steam database after their launch nearly one year ago. May 2026 Steam Hardware Survey Reveals RX 9070 XT With 1.33% Share While RX 9060 XT Appears With 0.72% Share After Missing For a Whole Year From the time of the launch of RDNA 4 GPUs, most RX 9000 series GPUs never made it to the Steam Hardware Survey. Despite seeing some of the RDNA 4 GPUs dominate the charts on major retailers, they remained absent from the Steam database, while the GeForce RTX 50 series continued to climb up with […]

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Towards the end of last year, Fritz! published the results of a survey showing that the majority of UK and EU-based customers would distrust WiFi routers made in China or Russia. Now in a follow-up survey, Fritz! has found that the majority of customers also aren't aware that many ISPs send customers re-badged Chinese routers.

YouGov conducted the survey, finding more than 16,000 participants across 14 European countries, including the UK. The results found that European customers have a “high level of mistrust of products from China, Russia and the USA”.

Looking at the UK-specific stats, the survey found that 59% would mistrust a router from China, while 70% would mistrust a router from Russia. However, only 11% would have low trust in a router from Europe.

However, the survey also found that most respondents were also unaware of exactly where the devices they own have come from, particularly when it came to ISP-supplied routers.

Only 14% knew that TP-Link is a Chinese brand, and 49% of respondents were unsure of where Netgear originates. Only a couple of brands like Starlink and Huawei were associated correctly often. Fritz! itself was only correctly identified by 26% of respondents in the UK.

More than half of respondents (55% to be exact) would prefer to see more devices ‘Made in Europe'. We expect that such labels will soon become a good part of the marketing for companies like Fritz! in the near future.

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Once again, AMD back at boasting about its CPU market share on one of the major retailers in US. AMD Says "15 out of 15" CPUs in the Best Selling Amazon Processors are AMD CPUs As Intel's Best Chips Continue to Decline in Rankings After having boasted about the CPU share reaching 45% on the Steam Hardware Survey, AMD is back again. AMD's Senior Director of Marketing has posted a tweet saying, "15 out of 15 incredible CPU lineup @AMD", while sharing a screenshot that shows all the top 15 best-selling CPUs on Amazon US are from AMD. It's nothing […]

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The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out, and it has been one of the rare times to see AMD coming close to a 50% share for its CPUs. AMD Witnesses Gradual CPU Share Increase, Approaching 45% for the First Time As Per May 2026 Steam Hardware Survey Ryzen magic is working for Team Red, and it's not surprising to see AMD as a major chip maker in the mainstream segment. Since the rise of Ryzen CPUs in 2017, AMD has continuously grabbed more and more shares in the client CPU segment, to the point where we see the top 10 […]

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The Steam Hardware and Software Survey for April 2026 confirms that Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs now account for 10.8% of surveyed desktop systems. When including laptop variants, the Blackwell architecture's total market share reaches 13.41%. The data also marks the first appearance of the GeForce RTX 5050 and AMD’s RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 in the primary GPU table.

According to Valve’s latest figures, the RTX 5070 is the most popular desktop entry in the series at 2.86%, followed by the RTX 5060 at 2.57%. Other desktop listings include the RTX 5060 Ti (1.81%), RTX 5070 Ti (1.62%), RTX 5080 (1.37%), and the flagship RTX 5090 (0.41%). The newly listed RTX 5050 holds a 0.16% share. On the AMD side, the Radeon RX 9070 debuted at 0.17%, while the RX 7800 XT remains the highest-ranked modern Radeon desktop card at 1.22%.

The survey also recorded the Apple M2 as a new entry in the video card category with a 1.77% share. Valve has not provided specific details regarding this addition, though it may reflect updates to Steam’s hardware detection or shifts in Mac user sampling.

VRAM distribution trends show a shift toward higher capacities. The 16GB category saw a 1.98-point increase, bringing its total to 23.51%. While the 8GB category remains the most common configuration at 26.76%, it declined by 0.76 points from the previous month.

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After a long time, the entry-level RTX 50 series GPU made its debut on the Steam Hardware Survey charts. All NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs Appear on Steam Hardware Survey With RTX 5050 As the Latest Entry; 16 GB VRAM GPUs Now Closer in Popularity to 8 GB GPUs The previous Steam Hardware Surveys recorded almost all NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, but the RTX 5050 always remained missing. Despite launching mid-2025, there was no sign of the GeForce RTX 5050 until now, when the card suddenly appeared on the Steam database. Both laptop and desktop variants are now available […]

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The KitGuru Reader Survey returns for 2026. This is your chance to let us know your opinions on the state of tech in 2026 and which products you are looking forward to as we plan out reviews for the year ahead. In return for filling out the 5-minute survey, you can enter into a prize draw to win an Acer laptop worth £1,600. 

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The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey results for March 2026 show Linux crossing the 5% market share threshold for the first time in the platform's history. According to the data, Linux-based systems jumped to 5.33% of the total user base, a massive 3.10% increase over the previous month.

As noted by Phoronix, this surge is likely due to the continued success of Valve’s SteamOS, which now accounts for 24.48% of the Linux install base, as well as broader improvements in compatibility through the Proton translation layer. As for Windows, it remains the dominant force with a 92.33% share, but it saw a 4.28% decline as more users began exploring alternatives. Within the Windows ecosystem, the transition to Windows 11 has accelerated, with the operating system now claiming 66.85% of the market after a 10.57% monthly gain. This migration came largely at the expense of Windows 10, which plummeted by nearly 15% to settle at 25.36%. Even the ageing Windows 7 saw a uptick to 0.08%, suggesting a small but dedicated group of users is still clinging to the legacy platform.

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Mac users also contributed to the diversifying ecosystem, with macOS seeing its market share nearly double to 2.35%. This 1.19% increase suggests that Apple's continued push into gaming with its M-series silicon is finally starting to move the needle, even if it still trails Linux by a significant margin. Beyond operating systems, the hardware data highlights the impact of rising component costs, as 16 GB of system RAM reclaimed the top spot from 32 GB, now holding a 40.97% share. In the GPU sector, the RTX 3060 has returned to its position as the most popular card, while the newer RTX 5070 has established a strong 5.40% foothold among early adopters.

KitGuru says: Gaming on Linux is definitely becoming more popular. Seeing Linux surpass 5% while Windows 10 users jump ship in massive numbers suggests a major hardware refresh cycle is underway. Whether gamers are moving to Windows 11 by choice or being pushed by the lack of Windows 10 support, the reality is that the PC gaming market is becoming more varied than it has been in decades.

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Several things have changed, and there have been some major fluctuations on both the hardware and OS levels. Steam Hardware Survey March 2026 Reveals Linux Suddenly Spiked to Over 5%; 16 GB System RAM is Now More Popular Than 32 GB The Steam Hardware Survey data for March 2026 is out, and there have been major changes in shares on both hardware and OS levels. The last survey showed a huge spike in shares for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, which was caused by the Chinese New Year. The reason was obvious when we checked the language share […]

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