Windows 11 gets to new all-time high on Steam as users leave Windows 10 behind

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.

You can find more information on the official Steam website.

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Posted Friday 3 October 2025 at 4:33 am AEST (my time).

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