AMD Gains Ground on Intel in Steam Hardware Survey
January 2, 2026
The latest Steam hardware survey reveals that AMD is rapidly closing the gap with Intel in the PC gaming market. In December, the share of Steam's Windows users equipped with AMD CPUs increased by 4.6%, bringing AMD within less than 10% of overtaking Intel in market share.
Over the past year, AMD's presence among Steam users has significantly grown, rising from 38.7% to a notable 47.2%. This steady increase indicates a strong shift in user preferences toward AMD processors, challenging Intel's dominance in the CPU market for PC gamers.
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Reported by Stevie Bonifield