Windows 11 continues increasing its market share on Steam, as we get closer to the end of Windows 10 support later this month. According to Valve"s latest Hardware & Software Survey results, Windows 11 reached a new all-time high, but Windows 10 is not giving up yet.
In September 2025, 63.04% of all Windows users who participated in the survey reported using a computer with Windows 11 installed. Over one month, the operating system increased its market share by 2.65 points. Windows 10 lost 2.9 points, and it currently holds 32.18% of all Windows users. While Valve does not plan to end Windows 10 support any time soon, it will pull the plug on 32-bit Windows 10 soon.
The mysterious "Windows 2022 64-bit," which occasionally pops in Valve"s reports, is third with 0.09%, and Windows 7 is last with 0.07% and no changes. Speaking of Windows 7, Statcounter reported a sudden increase in Windows 7"s global market share ahead of the end of Windows 10 support.
Overall, 95.4% (-0.19 points) of all users access Steam from Windows-based machines. Linux is second with 2.68% (+0.04 points), and Apple"s macOS is third with 1.91% (+0.14 points). Keep in mind that participation in the survey is optional, and it is not offered to 100% of all Steam users.
As for hardware preferences, the laptop variant of the Nvidia RTX 4060 is back at the number one most popular graphics card on Steam. It currently has a 4.63% market share (+0.2 points), while the desktop RTX 3060 is second with 4.25% (-0.37 points). The RTX 3050 is third with a 2.94% (+0.03 points) share. Nvidia remains the dominant GPU maker on Steam with an overwhelming 74.12% market share, outpacing AMD with 17.81% and Intel with 7.71%. On the CPU side, things are more evenly spread, with Intel having 57.68% and AMD 42.32%.
Other hardware parts still include the classic 16GB of RAM (41.76%), a 6-core processor (28.78%), 8GB of video memory (33.66%), up to 250GB on the primary drive, and a 1080p display.
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