Steam Survey: 32GB RAM Now Most Common Configuration
Valve's monthly Steam hardware survey shows 32GB of RAM is now the most popular setup at 42.22%, ahead of 16GB at 37.82%.
Valve has published Steam's latest monthly hardware survey, and 32GB is now the most popular RAM configuration among respondents at 42.22%. The figure puts it ahead of 16GB, which sits at 37.82%, while 8GB configurations account for 6.47%.
The survey also shows a noticeable uptick in respondents using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 cards, according to Rock Paper Shotgun. Respondents who speak Simplified Chinese rose by 7.42%.
Storage habits in the survey are less dramatic: 7.28% of respondents report having over 4TB of free hard drive space, while 0.03% report PCs with 11 CPUs.
Background
The survey arrives as the cost of PC components remains a talking point. Last week, one of the people responsible for the shortage of budget-friendly consumer hardware predicted prices would rise significantly next year. The original Alan Wake, a game recently named by a Thief: The Dark Project developer as the high watermark for videogame photorealism, requires 2GB of RAM.
Quick answers
What is the most popular RAM configuration on Steam?
32GB is the most popular configuration at 42.22% of respondents, ahead of 16GB at 37.82%.
What percentage of Steam users have 8GB of RAM?
8GB configurations account for 6.47% of respondents.
Did the Steam survey show more RTX 5070 users?
Yes, the survey shows a noticeable uptick in respondents using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 cards.