AMD Central Processing Units exceed 40% market share in the latest Steam hardware survey; RTX 5070 is the most popular graphics card within the Blackwell series.
In the ever-evolving world of PC gaming, recent data from the July 2025 Steam Hardware Survey reveals a notable shift in market dynamics.
As of August 2025, AMD has managed to capture over 40% of the CPU market share among Steam gamers. This represents a significant gain from five years ago when AMD held approximately 23% of the market, with Intel dominating with roughly 77%. Despite this growth, Intel still maintains a lead with just under 60% CPU market share on Steam [1][3].
On the graphics card front, Nvidia remains the undisputed leader, accounting for approximately 73.94% of the discrete GPU share on Steam. The RTX 5070 and RTX 5060, mid-range models from Nvidia, are the most popular GPUs within the Steam user base, with market shares of 1.32% and 0.60% respectively [1]. AMD's discrete GPU share is substantially smaller, reflecting Nvidia's strong lead in this segment.
The growth for AMD is largely attributed to the popularity of its 3D V-Cache CPUs, such as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which are favoured for their gaming performance and competitive pricing [1][3].
The data also shows a steady increase in the demand for high-performance CPUs and competitive pricing, contributing factors to AMD's gains. Interestingly, no specific AMD or Nvidia GPUs with more than 12GB of VRAM appear to be dominant on Steam, suggesting a broader preference for a range of mid-tier and high-end graphics cards [1].
The shift towards Windows 11 on Steam continues, with approximately 59.9% of gamers using Windows 11 (64-bit). Linux gaming has reached its highest steady level in years, accounting for 2.89% of the market [1].
The next-largest slice of Graphics VRAM on Steam is 12GB, accounting for 19.22% of all PCs. High-memory rigs are growing steadily, with 32GB setups now at 35.15%. Most surveyed gamers on Steam still have 8GB of Graphics VRAM, accounting for about 33.66% of all systems [1].
MacOS usage remains under 2% on Steam, while approximately 42% of all PCs on Steam use 16GB of system RAM [1]. No RDNA 4-based AMD GPUs appear on the Steam chart, likely due to constrained supply or slow adoption.
In summary, the Steam gaming market in August 2025 sees AMD making significant strides, capturing over 40% of the CPU market share. Nvidia continues to dominate the GPU market, while Intel holds onto a lead in the CPU segment, albeit with a reduced share. The rise of AMD can be attributed to the popularity of its 3D V-Cache CPUs and the demand for high-performance CPUs at competitive pricing.
- Despite the dominance of Nvidia in the data-and-cloud-computing era, the growth in technology has given AMD an opportunity to capture over 40% of the CPU market share among Steam gamers, showcasing how gadgets are becoming more competitive and diverse.
- In the realm of gadgets, AMD's 3D V-Cache CPUs, such as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, have become popular due to their gaming performance and competitive pricing, leading to a significant boost in AMD's market share and challenging the traditional leaders in data-and-cloud-computing.
