Valve’s latest Steam hardware survey reveals a shift in the most popular graphics cards list. After holding the crown for a long time, the GeForce RTX 3060 has been narrowly surpassed by the mobile GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. The gap is slim, but another notable development is the GeForce RTX 5070 climbing to fourth place-unusual since the xx60-class cards typically dominate these rankings faster than their pricier counterparts.
For June, the GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop claimed a 4.16% share, edging past the RTX 3060’s 4.06%. Coming in third is the desktop GeForce RTX 4060 at 3.78%. This shift in Steam’s GPU ecosystem is significant, as the RTX 3060, launched in 2021, has long been the most common GPU in gaming PCs.
The rise of the GeForce RTX 5070 is even more telling. With a 3.39% share and a 0.22 percentage point gain in a single month, it defies the usual trend. Steam’s GPU popularity often favors mainstream, more affordable models like the GTX 1060, RTX 2060, or RTX 3060. That the more expensive RTX 5070 is already two spots ahead of the RTX 5060 suggests Nvidia’s current generation might produce a rare Steam favorite outside the xx60 bracket.
AMD’s share remains modest but steady. The Radeon RX 9070 XT reached 1.39%, with the RX 9060 XT at 0.8%. By comparison, Nvidia’s RTX 5080 sits at 1.6%, and the RTX 5090 trails at 0.44%. The RX 9070 XT’s direct competitor, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, holds 1.83%. Nvidia still leads by a wide margin, but AMD’s footing appears stronger than usual. According to Jon Peddie Research, Nvidia held over 80% of the discrete GPU market in 2023, making even AMD’s smaller shares noteworthy.
Other findings from the survey include the following:
- AMD’s CPU share slightly declined but remains near parity with Intel at 44.92%.
- The most common Steam user setup includes 16GB of RAM (41.57%), six-core processors (27.64%), and GPUs with 8GB of VRAM (25.64%).
- Valve’s Steam hardware survey is based on a monthly sample, not a full census; thus, shifts should be viewed as trends rather than exact market counts.
Looking ahead, the next Steam survey will clarify if the RTX 4060 Laptop’s leap past the RTX 3060 is a temporary change or signals a broader reshaping of GPU popularity. If the RTX 5070 continues gaining 0.2 percentage points per month, it could challenge for a top-three position by fall-a rare achievement for a GPU outside the usual xx60 segment in Steam’s history.