Steam Hardware & Software Survey: January 2012
Steam conducts a monthly survey to collect data about what kinds of computer hardware and software our customers are using. Participation in the survey is optional, and anonymous. The information gathered is incredibly helpful to us as we make decisions about what kinds of technology investments to make and products to offer.
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PC Video card usage by mfg
DX10/11 Systems (Vista/Win7 + DX10/11 GPU)
42.98% are DX10, 31.66% are DX11
August 2010 - January 2012
31.66%
42.98%
19.2%
3.94%
1.09%
0.71%
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PC Processor usage by manufacturer
PC Number of CPUs per computer
4 CPU adoption trend: +16.3% (18 mos)
August 2010 - January 2012
3.15%
43.54%
48.21%
5.1%
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Mac Hardware ownership
August 2010 - January 2012
47.2%
30.88%
13.56%
6.01%
2.25%
0.1%
Mac System RAM
August 2010 - January 2012
27.28%
56.31%
1.8%
13.51%
1.1%
January 2012 (click line item to see more detail)
ITEM
MOST POPULAR
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
OS Version
Windows 7 64 bit
41.52%
+0.17%
41.52%
+0.17%
17.26%
-0.13%
12.92%
-0.13%
11.68%
-0.18%
9.31%
-0.01%
2.92%
+0.03%
2.43%
+0.21%
1.21%
+0.18%
0.28%
-0.09%
0.24%
+0.01%
0.21%
-0.09%
System RAM
4 GB
28.76%
+0.12%
0.03%
0.00%
0.44%
-0.16%
2.51%
-0.41%
15.83%
+0.03%
25.54%
-0.09%
28.76%
+0.12%
26.88%
+0.50%
Intel CPU Speeds
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
30.49%
-0.14%
0.23%
-0.06%
0.07%
-0.03%
1.76%
-0.23%
4.98%
+0.05%
9.05%
+0.05%
30.49%
-0.14%
13.60%
+0.57%
9.45%
0.00%
4.54%
+0.23%
0.89%
-0.06%
Physical CPUs
2 cpus
48.21%
-0.01%
0.02%
+0.01%
5.10%
-0.47%
48.21%
-0.01%
1.26%
-0.10%
43.54%
+0.57%
0.01%
0.00%
1.59%
+0.05%
0.25%
-0.07%
0.01%
+0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
Video Card Description
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 4.69%
+0.32%
NVIDIA GeForce 98004.69%
+0.32%
ATI Radeon HD 57704.17%
-0.10%
NVIDIA GeForce 88003.90%
+0.02%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2603.61%
-0.19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 4603.11%
-0.12%
NVIDIA GeForce 96002.97%
-0.03%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5602.94%
+0.29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 1502.93%
+0.14%
ATI Radeon HD 48502.52%
-0.08%
ATI Radeon HD 48702.50%
0.00%
ATI Radeon HD 58502.45%
-0.01%
ATI Radeon HD 58702.08%
-0.14%
NVIDIA GeForce 86001.96%
-0.12%
NVIDIA GeForce 95001.94%
+0.01%
Mobile Intel 4 Series Express1.48%
-0.09%
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M1.43%
-0.08%
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M1.41%
+0.03%
ATI Radeon HD 69501.27%
+0.21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5701.25%
-0.06%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5801.15%
+0.12%
ATI Radeon HD 48901.15%
-0.06%
NVIDIA GeForce 94001.12%
-0.04%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2751.11%
-0.02%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 45701.09%
+0.04%
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M1.08%
-0.02%
ATI Radeon HD 68701.07%
+0.03%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2851.06%
-0.06%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 4701.00%
-0.15%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 2201.00%
-0.13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 4500.96%
+0.12%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M0.96%
+0.02%
ATI Radeon HD 68500.92%
-0.02%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5500.92%
+0.36%
ATI Radeon HD 46500.91%
-0.01%
ATI Radeon HD 57500.91%
+0.04%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 46500.90%
-0.05%
ATI Radeon HD 46700.87%
+0.08%
ATI Radeon HD 43500.81%
0.00%
ATI Radeon HD 56700.78%
-0.02%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 2400.77%
-0.04%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 4800.63%
-0.06%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2950.62%
+0.12%
NVIDIA GeForce 84000.61%
+0.06%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2800.55%
-0.02%
ATI Radeon HD 32000.54%
-0.13%
ATI Radeon HD 69700.54%
-0.03%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 48500.52%
0.00%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M0.51%
-0.01%
ATI Radeon HD 38700.51%
+0.51%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 56500.50%
-0.02%
NVIDIA GeForce 85000.50%
-0.05%
24.83%
-0.56%
VRAM
1024 MB
41.56%
+0.39%
0.53%
-0.03%
2.02%
+0.02%
11.26%
-0.47%
0.72%
0.00%
25.24%
-0.08%
1.32%
-0.15%
4.78%
-0.08%
41.56%
+0.39%
2.20%
-0.21%
2.04%
+0.05%
0.72%
+0.15%
7.61%
+0.94%
Primary Display Resolution
1920 x 1080
25.15%
+17.38%
4.66%
+0.25%
0.97%
+0.15%
0.68%
-0.03%
0.62%
-0.05%
4.48%
-0.05%
0.81%
-0.06%
10.39%
-0.66%
1.34%
-0.10%
6.24%
-0.01%
8.74%
-0.19%
4.52%
+0.11%
0.95%
+0.10%
17.37%
-0.22%
25.15%
+17.38%
7.75%
+7.75%
0.93%
+0.15%
4.39%
-0.11%
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution
3840 x 1080
11.46%
-0.05%
0.61%
-0.32%
4.27%
-0.19%
1.38%
+0.32%
1.05%
-0.07%
1.25%
+0.15%
1.36%
+0.13%
6.32%
+0.22%
0.61%
-0.13%
1.15%
-0.26%
0.61%
-0.02%
9.72%
+0.38%
3.55%
+0.37%
0.77%
+0.08%
0.66%
-0.18%
5.50%
-0.06%
3.15%
+0.08%
0.77%
-0.25%
1.56%
+0.26%
9.21%
+0.45%
2.05%
-0.07%
11.46%
-0.05%
5.09%
-0.38%
0.92%
+0.16%
1.07%
-0.01%
0.72%
-0.12%
0.92%
+0.23%
24.27%
+0.82%
Microphones
Yes
75.45%
+0.15%
75.45%
+0.15%
18.92%
-0.05%
5.63%
-0.09%
Language
English
67.91%
+0.56%
67.91%
+0.56%
6.98%
-0.07%
6.60%
+0.18%
5.99%
-0.21%
2.04%
-0.07%
1.81%
-0.10%
1.13%
0.00%
1.09%
-0.24%
1.08%
+0.15%
0.91%
-0.08%
0.82%
+0.17%
0.82%
-0.07%
0.56%
+0.02%
0.51%
-0.04%
0.42%
+0.02%
0.39%
-0.06%
0.30%
-0.05%
0.26%
-0.06%
0.23%
-0.03%
0.06%
-0.01%
0.04%
+0.02%
0.03%
+0.01%
0.01%
+0.01%
Free Hard Drive Space
10 GB to 99 GB
31.71%
-0.18%
4.02%
+0.27%
31.71%
-0.18%
26.04%
+0.26%
20.43%
-0.05%
9.29%
+0.34%
4.42%
-0.30%
4.09%
-0.33%
Total Hard Drive Space
250 GB to 499 GB
30.34%
-0.01%
1.37%
+0.01%
12.65%
-0.58%
30.34%
-0.01%
11.64%
-0.37%
15.00%
+0.04%
28.98%
+0.95%
Network Speed
2,048.0 Kbps
40.02%
+0.29%
18.84%
+0.03%
0.53%
-0.06%
1.31%
-0.25%
0.58%
-0.08%
7.69%
+0.14%
9.42%
-0.19%
3.76%
-0.17%
40.02%
+0.29%
17.85%
+0.27%
Other Settings
FCMOV
100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
99.76%
+0.04%
98.94%
+0.09%
93.84%
-0.16%
50.53%
+0.93%
24.54%
+0.33%
21.00%
-0.14%
15.87%
0.00%
July 2010
APPLICATION, SERVICE OR SUITE
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
Steam
100.00%
Adobe Flash Player
96.79%
Adobe Acrobat
73.18%
Mozilla Firefox
63.05%
Microsoft Office
57.26%
Microsoft Silverlight
53.13%
Windows Live Messenger
52.58%
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
47.18%
Microsoft Office Word
46.21%
WinRAR
45.28%
Microsoft Office Excel
44.73%
QuickTime
43.95%
Skype
41.75%
Windows Live Mail
41.05%
Adobe AIR
40.60%
Microsoft Games for Windows
36.63%
Microsoft Office OneNote
34.77%
Windows Media Player
33.43%
PunkBuster
32.87%
Bonjour
31.97%
Microsoft Office Access
31.81%
iTunes
30.73%
µTorrent
29.41%
ATI Catalyst Control Center
29.00%
Microsoft Office InfoPath
27.03%
Windows Live Sync
25.59%
Windows Live Essentials
24.99%
Microsoft Office Groove
23.38%
Piriform CCleaner
22.70%
Windows Live Writer
22.62%
Microsoft Internet Explorer
19.82%
System Requirements Lab
19.66%
Winamp
19.45%
TeamSpeak
17.99%
7-Zip
17.90%
Ventrilo
17.38%
avast!
16.01%
Microsoft Works
15.19%
OpenOffice
14.63%
Fraps
13.70%
EA Download Manager
12.09%
Google Chrome
11.56%
Xfire
10.54%
ESET
8.81%
Safari
8.69%
GIMP
6.26%
Paint.NET
5.81%
BitTorrent
5.28%
Vuze (Azureus)
4.37%
WinZip
4.28%
foobar2000
2.66%
BitComet
2.44%
Norton AntiVirus
1.78%
Microsoft Office FrontPage
0.69%
* We are continuing to refine this data to provide the most relevant list of installed applications. New items will be added as they are identified.

