Technology and hardware capabilities are improving, but many PC gamers are in no hurry to move to 4K and beyond. Valve's statistics indicate other preferences.
Valve regularly conducts surveys of PC gamers using Steam and then shares the statistics.
Recently, data for the past month has appeared and presented an average PC, "assembled" based on the information received about the components:
Specifications of the "average" PC and gamer as of August 2025:
- OS: Windows 11, 64-bit
- RAM: 16 GB RAM
- CPU Intel Frequency: 2.3 Ghz - 2.69 Ghz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Video Memory: 8 GB
- Primary Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Language: English
- Free Disk Space: 250 - 499 GB
- Total Disk Space: More than 1 TB