Steam Hardware & Software Survey: October 2026

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PC Video card usage by mfg
May 2025 - October 2026
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DX10/11/12 Systems
May 2025 - October 2026
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PC Processor usage by manufacturer
May 2025 - October 2026
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PC Number of CPUs per computer
May 2025 - October 2026
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Mac Hardware ownership
May 2025 - October 2026
VR Headsets
May 2025 - October 2026

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October 2026 (click line item to see more detail)
ITEM
MOST POPULAR
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
OSX Hardware Model Summary
MacBookPro 
16.49% 
-0.05% 

Mac17,15
0.02%
+0.02%

MacMini
0.95%
-0.05%

Mac17,16
0.06%
+0.03%

Mac18,5
0.51%
+0.31%

Mac17,8
0.96%
+0.01%

Mac16,11
0.66%
-0.05%

Mac15,10
0.22%
-0.05%

Mac17,4
2.13%
+0.27%

Mac14,15
1.27%
+0.01%

Mac15,8
0.12%
0.00%

Mac14,5
0.38%
+0.01%

Mac15,7
0.78%
+0.02%

Mac16,13
2.45%
-0.08%

Mac17,14
0.16%
+0.12%

Mac17,5
4.74%
+0.49%

Mac16,12
8.95%
-0.24%

Mac16,1
2.17%
+0.03%

Mac13,2
0.08%
+0.01%

iMac
2.44%
-0.12%

Mac14,9
1.36%
-0.12%

Mac14,7
1.57%
+0.04%

Mac14,13
0.23%
+0.02%

Mac15,11
0.32%
+0.02%

Mac16,6
0.47%
+0.09%

Mac15,5
0.18%
-0.01%

Mac15,3
0.83%
-0.02%

Mac15,14
0.07%
-0.01%

MacBookAir
11.37%
-0.06%

Mac14,2
6.82%
-0.33%

Mac16,9
0.33%
-0.03%

Mac17,3
6.26%
+0.53%

Mac14,6
0.41%
-0.10%

MacBook
0.07%
-0.02%

Mac16,2
0.18%
+0.02%

Mac15,13
1.36%
-0.05%

Mac14,10
0.55%
-0.05%

Mac14,3
0.67%
-0.04%

Mac15,6
2.19%
-0.03%

Mac16,3
0.27%
-0.03%

Mac15,9
0.41%
-0.02%

MacPro
0.20%
+0.06%

Mac14,14
0.07%
0.00%

Mac13,1
0.26%
-0.02%

Mac15,4
0.09%
0.00%

Mac16,7
1.16%
-0.10%

Mac17,9
1.92%
+0.06%

Mac16,5
0.78%
-0.02%

Mac15,12
3.44%
-0.07%

Mac17,6
0.48%
-0.01%

Mac16,8
2.82%
-0.17%

Mac14,12
0.32%
-0.08%

Mac14,8
0.00%
0.00%

Mac16,10
3.40%
-0.17%

Mac17,7
0.20%
-0.02%

Mac17,2
3.41%
+0.07%

VirtualMac2,1
0.00%
0.00%

MacBookPro
16.49%
-0.05%

OSX Version
MacOS 26.6.2 64 bit 
23.99% 
-11.98% 

MacOS 26.6.2 64 bit
23.99%
-11.98%

MacOS 27.0.1 64 bit
19.85%
+19.85%

MacOS 27.0.0 64 bit
6.17%
-3.63%

MacOS 26.5.2 64 bit
5.12%
-3.50%

MacOS 26.5.1 64 bit
3.92%
-1.53%

MacOS 27.2.0 64 bit
2.74%
+2.74%

MacOS 26.6.0 64 bit
2.62%
+2.62%

MacOS 26.7.1 64 bit
2.16%
+2.16%

Other
33.42%
-6.74%

System RAM (OSX)
16 GB 
43.21% 
-0.34% 

Less than 4 GB
0.00%
0.00%

8 GB
28.77%
+0.11%

16 GB
43.21%
-0.34%

20 GB
2.33%
-0.03%

24 GB
11.34%
+0.03%

32 GB
5.60%
+0.23%

36 GB
2.01%
+0.04%

48 GB
2.65%
-0.07%

64 GB
2.67%
-0.01%

More than 64 GB
0.95%
0.00%

Other
0.46%
+0.02%

Processor Vendor (OSX)
VirtualApple
 
19.10% 
+16.80% 

GenuineIntel
9.84%
-0.36%

VirtualApple
19.10%
+16.80%

Intel CPU Speeds (OSX)
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz 
3.25% 
-0.13% 

Unspecified
0.16%
-0.02%

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.61%
-0.06%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.73%
-0.03%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
0.79%
+0.02%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
0.62%
0.00%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
0.82%
-0.02%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
3.25%
-0.13%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
0.98%
-0.06%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
0.91%
+0.03%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
0.65%
-0.04%

3.7 Ghz and above
0.31%
-0.05%

Physical CPUs (OSX)
10 cpus 
35.54% 
+0.01% 

1 cpu
0.00%
0.00%

2 cpus
3.40%
-0.20%

4 cpus
3.64%
-0.11%

5 cpus
0.00%
0.00%

6 cpus
6.41%
+0.42%

8 cpus
34.20%
-0.15%

10 cpus
35.54%
+0.01%

11 cpus
1.55%
-0.03%

12 cpus
6.15%
+0.13%

14 cpus
3.60%
-0.30%

15 cpus
1.36%
+0.03%

16 cpus
1.47%
+0.01%

18 cpus
2.42%
+0.16%

20 cpus
0.08%
+0.01%

24 cpus
0.08%
+0.01%

28 cpus
0.04%
-0.02%

30 cpus
0.02%
+0.02%

32 cpus
0.03%
+0.01%

36 cpus
0.00%
0.00%

Video Card Description (OSX)
Apple M4
 
17.42% 
-0.47% 

Intel Iris Graphics 6100
0.30%
-0.05%

AMD Radeon Pro 560
0.22%
+0.01%

Apple M6
0.51%
+0.31%

Intel UHD Graphics 617
0.38%
-0.03%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
0.65%
-0.03%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
0.55%
-0.06%

Apple M4 Pro
4.64%
-0.32%

Apple M1
14.22%
+0.07%

Apple M1 Pro
5.76%
+0.12%

Apple A18 Pro
4.74%
+0.49%

Apple M3
5.91%
-0.14%

Apple M2
10.32%
-0.33%

Apple M5
11.80%
+0.87%

Intel HD Graphics 5000
0.19%
-0.01%

Apple M3 Pro
2.97%
-0.02%

AMD Radeon Pro 5300
0.15%
+0.15%

Apple M5 Pro
2.94%
+0.10%

AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
0.66%
0.00%

Apple M2 Pro
2.23%
-0.25%

AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
0.60%
-0.07%

Apple M1 Max
1.89%
-0.14%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.53%
+0.05%

Apple M4 Max
1.58%
+0.04%

AMD Radeon Pro 560X
0.40%
-0.02%

Apple M3 Max
1.06%
-0.06%

Intel Iris Pro
0.33%
-0.02%

Intel HD Graphics 6000
1.04%
+0.04%

AMD Radeon Pro 555X
0.29%
-0.08%

Apple M2 Max
1.02%
-0.07%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
0.19%
-0.02%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics
1.02%
-0.07%

Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.17%
-0.04%

Apple M5 Max
0.84%
+0.10%

Apple M4
17.42%
-0.47%

Other
2.47%
+0.09%

VRAM (OSX)
16 GB 
39.82% 
-0.13% 

2 GB
6.49%
-0.27%

4 GB
2.46%
-0.11%

8 GB
25.00%
+0.40%

16 GB
39.82%
-0.13%

18 GB
2.32%
-0.03%

24 GB
11.27%
+0.05%

32 GB
4.52%
+0.04%

36 GB
2.01%
+0.04%

48 GB
2.63%
-0.07%

64 GB
2.43%
+0.03%

128 GB
0.69%
-0.02%

Other
0.35%
+0.05%

Primary Display Resolution (OSX)
1470 x 956 
20.08% 
+0.05% 

1280 x 832
0.91%
-0.07%

1280 x 800
1.28%
-0.14%

1352 x 878
0.47%
0.00%

1408 x 881
3.84%
+0.35%

1440 x 900
15.27%
+0.14%

1440 x 932
0.56%
+0.11%

1470 x 956
20.08%
+0.05%

1496 x 967
0.27%
-0.04%

1512 x 982
13.95%
+0.07%

1637 x 1024
0.58%
+0.09%

1680 x 1050
2.76%
-0.05%

1710 x 1107
5.37%
+0.06%

1710 x 1112
2.76%
-0.03%

1728 x 1117
6.15%
-0.18%

1792 x 1120
0.98%
-0.06%

1800 x 1169
2.63%
-0.02%

1920 x 1243
0.63%
+0.01%

1920 x 1200
0.48%
-0.04%

1920 x 1080
7.22%
+0.22%

2048 x 1152
0.58%
-0.07%

2056 x 1329
1.02%
-0.05%

2240 x 1260
1.23%
-0.01%

2560 x 1440
5.68%
-0.16%

2560 x 1080
0.28%
-0.03%

3008 x 1692
0.38%
-0.05%

3440 x 1440
1.28%
-0.01%

3840 x 2160
0.39%
-0.07%

Other
2.98%
+0.19%

Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution (OSX)
3840 x 2160 
21.31% 
+1.28% 

2704 x 1756
0.24%
-0.12%

2816 x 1762
0.39%
+0.11%

2880 x 1800
4.74%
+0.57%

2940 x 1912
6.17%
-0.02%

3024 x 1964
9.98%
+0.64%

3360 x 2100
0.89%
-0.21%

3420 x 2214
1.75%
+0.12%

3420 x 2224
1.25%
-0.22%

3456 x 2234
5.10%
-0.74%

3584 x 2240
0.27%
-0.06%

3600 x 2338
1.98%
-0.29%

3840 x 2160
21.31%
+1.28%

3840 x 2400
0.65%
-0.06%

3840 x 2486
0.28%
-0.03%

4096 x 2304
1.01%
-0.01%

4112 x 2658
1.00%
+0.07%

4410 x 2868
0.46%
+0.13%

4480 x 2520
0.82%
-0.02%

4536 x 2946
1.55%
-0.38%

4608 x 2592
0.42%
+0.04%

5120 x 2160
1.09%
+0.13%

5120 x 2880
16.86%
-0.52%

5184 x 3351
1.14%
-0.10%

5400 x 3507
0.24%
-0.20%

5760 x 3240
2.05%
-0.28%

6016 x 3384
1.37%
-0.40%

6144 x 3456
0.22%
+0.22%

6168 x 3987
0.28%
-0.05%

6400 x 3600
0.27%
-0.09%

6720 x 3780
0.59%
+0.02%

6880 x 2880
3.94%
+0.19%

7680 x 3240
0.27%
+0.01%

7680 x 4320
4.25%
+0.37%

9024 x 5076
0.36%
+0.11%

10240 x 2880
0.42%
-0.07%

10240 x 4320
0.21%
+0.21%

10320 x 4320
0.64%
+0.17%

11520 x 6480
0.28%
+0.02%

Other
5.28%
+0.77%

Language (OSX)
English 
70.32% 
+0.52% 

Simplified Chinese
7.05%
-0.15%

Greek
0.04%
+0.01%

Bulgarian
0.00%
0.00%

Vietnamese
0.14%
-0.06%

Finnish
0.09%
-0.04%

Swedish
0.39%
+0.03%

Hungarian
0.25%
0.00%

Traditional Chinese
1.01%
-0.01%

Polish
0.96%
+0.08%

Japanese
2.29%
-0.36%

Portuguese-Brazil
1.19%
-0.11%

French
2.36%
+0.12%

German
2.65%
+0.07%

Russian
4.64%
-0.07%

Thai
0.53%
-0.04%

Korean
0.84%
0.00%

Danish
0.46%
-0.06%

Spanish - Spain
0.76%
+0.08%

Dutch
0.34%
-0.01%

Turkish
0.72%
+0.03%

Portuguese - Portugal
0.19%
-0.04%

Spanish - Latin America
0.70%
0.00%

Indonesian
0.11%
+0.04%

Ukrainian
0.69%
-0.03%

Romanian
0.06%
+0.01%

Italian
0.68%
-0.07%

Norwegian
0.00%
-0.01%

Czech
0.53%
+0.07%

Arabic
0.00%
-0.01%

English
70.32%
+0.52%

Free Hard Drive Space (OSX)
10 GB to 99 GB 
34.26% 
+0.36% 

Less than 10 GB
2.31%
-0.17%

10 GB to 99 GB
34.26%
+0.36%

100 GB to 249 GB
24.92%
+0.03%

250 GB to 499 GB
21.56%
-0.14%

500 GB to 749 GB
6.86%
+0.17%

750 GB to 999 GB
5.60%
-0.24%

1 TB to 2 TB
3.12%
+0.12%

2 TB to 3 TB
0.55%
-0.01%

3 TB to 4 TB
0.44%
-0.03%

Above 4 TB
0.39%
-0.09%

Total Hard Drive Space (OSX)
250 GB to 499 GB 
37.67% 
+0.67% 

10 GB to 99 GB
0.01%
-0.01%

100 GB to 249 GB
31.66%
-0.50%

250 GB to 499 GB
37.67%
+0.67%

500 GB to 749 GB
0.67%
-0.07%

750 GB to 999 GB
19.67%
-0.12%

Above 1 TB
10.32%
+0.03%

Other Settings (OSX)
LAHF / SAHF 
12.07% 
-0.45% 

AVX
9.88%
-0.31%

AVX2
9.61%
-0.25%

SSE4.2
12.06%
-0.46%

SSE4a
0.07%
+0.05%

SSE3
12.07%
-0.45%

SSSE3
12.07%
-0.45%

SSE4.1
12.07%
-0.45%

AVX512F
1.14%
-0.02%

AVX512PF
0.00%
0.00%

BMI1
9.52%
-0.26%

AVX512ER
0.00%
0.00%

NTFS
0.00%
0.00%

AES
12.05%
-0.44%

PrefetchW
0.00%
0.00%

SHA
1.17%
+0.04%

AVX512VNNI
1.09%
-0.04%

SSE2
12.07%
-0.45%

CMPXCHG16B
12.07%
-0.45%

LAHF / SAHF
12.07%
-0.45%

FMA
9.52%
-0.26%

BMI2
9.52%
-0.26%

F16C
9.72%
-0.32%

AVX512CD
1.14%
-0.02%

HyperThreading
8.91%
-0.18%

FCMOV
0.00%
0.00%