Valve’s latest Steam Hardware Survey has revealed the most popular RTX 40-series GPU, and it might not be what you expect.
Steam’s Hardware Surveys is an indispensable resource for seeing just how thePCgaming market shifts from month to month, and December’s survey hasjust been released, allowing us to see the biggest movers and shakers in the market.
This time, we’re seeing a maturation of current-gen parts, which are now making more of a considerable dent in the overall PC gaming market, according to Steam. The current king of GPUs remains theRTX 3060, which has been available for several years, but in the case of theRTX 40-series, an entirely new class ofGPUis leading the pack.
TheRTX 4060doesn’t bring forth a gigantic leap in pure rasterization performance against the RTX 3060, which could be a part of the reason why the desktop 4070 is much more popular than the 4060. It’s also worth noting that the desktop RTX 4060 is also slightly newer, meaning that there’s been less time for the GPU to reach the hands of consumers.
Intel gains on AMD
However, AMD is currently poised to launch its new APUs, which come sporting RDNA 3 graphics. But, don’t expect these new processors to move the needle in terms of gaming performance, as the chips begin to arrive in several other handhelds.
How AMD responds to the slight loss in market share will be interesting, as the company is known for pulling out all the stops when they are up against stiff competition.
Sayem Ahmed was Dexerto’s Tech Editor in the UK team, leading hardware coverage globally. Sayem is an expert in all things Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and PC components. He has over 10 years of experience, with bylines at Eurogamer, IGN, Trusted Reviews, Kotaku, and many more.
