Most PC Gamers on Steam Play at 1080p. Valve Introduced the Average PC in October 2025
Technology and hardware capabilities are improving, but many PC gamers are in no hurry to switch to 4K and beyond. Valve's statistics indicate other preferences.
Valve regularly conducts surveys of PC gamers using Steam and then publishes statistics.
Recently, data for the past month has appeared, and an average PC was presented, "assembled" based on the information received about the components:
Characteristics of the "average" PC and gamer as of October 2025:
- OS: Windows 11, 64-bit
- RAM: 16 GB RAM
- CPU Intel Frequency: 2.3 Ghz - 2.69 Ghz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Video Memory: 8 GB
- Primary Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Language: English
- Free Disk Space: 250 - 499 GB