NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 GPUs are now more popular than RTX 4070 on Steam, as gamers see it as one of the best values in the RTX 50 series.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Manages To Become The Most Popular RTX 50 GPU On Steam, Even Surpasses RTX 4070
The latest Steam Hardware Survey statistics are in, and this would be the second last covering the year 2025. As we approach the end of the year, we can see how this year's GPU launches have performed on the largest PC gaming platform.
Starting with the GPU share, NVIDIA retains a 73.83% hold among gamers on Steam, while AMD comes in at second place with 18.05%, and Intel follows in at 3rd place with 7.74%.
In terms of VRAM, the majority of gamers (33.36%) are still using 8 GB GPUs, though those along with 6 GB and 4 GB models are seeing a steady decline as gamers go for higher VRAM offerings. This has led to 12 GB GPUs seeing a drastic rise to second place, amounting to 19.22%, and the same is true with 16 GB GPUs, which have seen a rise to 8.13%. 32 GB VRAM GPUs are also seeing a slight uptick, thanks to the likes of the RTX 5090.
When it comes to the Top 10 GPUs on Steam, the RTX 4060 Laptop retains top spot with 4.44% share as of November 2025. This is followed by the RTX 3060, RTX 4060, RTX 3050, GTX 1650, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, and, surprisingly, AMD's Radeon GPUs, which have a respectable share of 2.24%, though these include several GPUs and not one.
In 11th place is the first and most popular RTX 50 series GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. This has gained the biggest share jump of 0.35% in November 2025, and now sits at 2.23%, higher than the 2.16% of its predecessor, the RTX 4070.
If you look at the overall figures for the RTX 50 series, all GPUs have gained share among gamers on Steam. The RTX 5070 is followed by the RTX 5060 with its 1.62% hold, and that is followed by the RTX 5060 Ti at third place with a 1.20% share. Given the current holiday deals, we can expect the shares for RTX 50 series and AMD's RX 9000 series to climb. There's also the factor of rising prices, which can result in a panic or a buyer's spree who will want to get their hands on the latest gaming graphics cards before the price hikes come into effect.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPU Share (Steam Hardware Survey)
| Graphics Card | December 2025 | November 2025 | October 2025 | September 2025 | August 2025 | June 2025 | Starting Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 3.05% | 2.23% | 1.88% | 1.69% | 1.57% | 0.99% | 0.38% (April 25) |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | 2.21% | 1.62% | 1.30% | 1.13% | 1.01% | 0.34% | N/A |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 1.94% | 1.14% | 0.95% | 0.91% | 0.75% | 0.55% | 0.28% (April 25) |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | 1.74% | 1.20% | 0.99% | 0.89% | 0.74% | 0.41% | 0.21% (May 25) |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 1.68% | 1.06% | 0.90% | 0.87% | 0.74% | 0.57% | 0.20% (March 25) |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 0.60% | 0.38% | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.26% | 0.19% | N/A |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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