Sondaggio Hardware & Software di Steam: February 2011

Steam conducts a monthly survey to collect data about what kinds of computer hardware and software our customers are using. Participation in the survey is optional, and anonymous. The information gathered is incredibly helpful to us as we make decisions about what kinds of technology investments to make and products to offer.

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PC Video card usage by mfg
DX10/11 Systems (Vista/Win7 + DX10/11 GPU)
PC Processor usage by manufacturer

PC Number of CPUs per computer
Mac Hardware ownership
Mac System RAM

Windows and Mac
February 2011 (click line item to see more detail)
ITEM
MOST POPULAR
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
OS Version
Windows 7 64 bit 
37.15% 
+1.79% 

Windows 7 64 bit
37.15%
+1.79%

Windows XP 32 bit
22.46%
-1.20%

Windows Vista 32 bit
12.83%
-0.50%

Windows Vista 64 bit
10.80%
+0.62%

Windows 7
10.68%
-0.31%

MacOS 10.6.6 64 bit
3.74%
+2.16%

Windows XP 64 bit
0.91%
+0.01%

MacOS 10.5.8 64 bit
0.39%
-0.07%

MacOS 10.6.3 64 bit
0.35%
-0.17%

Windows 2003 64 bit
0.28%
0.00%

MacOS 10.6.5 64 bit
0.19%
-2.21%

MacOS 10.6.4 64 bit
0.11%
-0.11%

Other
0.11%
-0.02%

System RAM
4 GB 
28.74% 
+0.71% 

Less than 512 MB
0.13%
-0.02%

512 Mb to 999 MB
1.15%
-0.18%

1 GB
4.88%
-0.63%

2 GB
20.77%
-1.16%

3 GB
26.45%
-0.46%

4 GB
28.74%
+0.71%

5 GB and higher
17.87%
+1.74%

Intel CPU Speeds
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz 
29.63% 
-0.07% 

Below 1.4 Ghz
0.28%
-0.08%

1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz
0.14%
-0.02%

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz
2.16%
-0.05%

1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz
5.86%
-0.30%

2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
9.52%
-0.24%

2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
29.63%
-0.07%

2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz
12.77%
+0.17%

3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz
9.07%
+0.59%

3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz
2.73%
+0.17%

3.7 Ghz and above
1.08%
+0.05%

Physical CPUs
2 cpus 
52.56% 
-1.72% 

1 cpu
8.28%
-0.56%

2 cpus
52.56%
-1.72%

3 cpus
1.34%
+0.06%

4 cpus
36.75%
+2.09%

5 cpus
0.01%
+0.01%

6 cpus
0.89%
+0.14%

8 cpus
0.17%
-0.01%

12 cpus
0.01%
+0.01%

Video Card Description
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 
5.45% 
-0.07% 

NVIDIA GeForce 9800
5.45%
-0.07%

NVIDIA GeForce 8800
5.30%
-0.43%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
4.33%
+0.33%

ATI Radeon HD 5770
3.87%
+0.27%

NVIDIA GeForce 9600
3.65%
-0.03%

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150
3.06%
-0.09%

ATI Radeon HD 4850
2.99%
-0.02%

ATI Radeon HD 4870
2.98%
+0.06%

NVIDIA GeForce 8600
2.82%
-0.14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
2.37%
+0.39%

NVIDIA GeForce 9500
2.33%
-0.02%

ATI Radeon HD 5850
2.22%
+0.21%

ATI Radeon HD 5870
2.11%
+0.24%

Mobile Intel 4 Series Express
1.65%
-0.11%

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M
1.53%
-0.12%

ATI Radeon HD 4890
1.48%
+0.12%

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
1.40%
-0.20%

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M
1.36%
-0.10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
1.34%
+0.08%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
1.23%
+0.05%

NVIDIA GeForce 9400
1.22%
-0.16%

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
1.16%
+0.03%

ATI Radeon HD 4650
1.05%
-0.02%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
1.03%
+0.12%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
1.03%
-0.09%

NVIDIA GeForce 8500
0.94%
+0.01%

ATI Radeon HD 4670
0.94%
-0.03%

ATI Radeon HD 5750
0.93%
+0.07%

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
0.90%
+0.04%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
0.85%
+0.05%

NVIDIA GeForce 8400
0.81%
-0.03%

ATI Radeon HD 4350
0.80%
-0.02%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
0.80%
+0.06%

NVIDIA GeForce 7600
0.73%
-0.05%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
0.72%
+0.01%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
0.70%
+0.06%

ATI Radeon HD 3870
0.70%
+0.03%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
0.65%
+0.08%

ATI Radeon HD 3200
0.64%
+0.02%

ATI Radeon HD 5670
0.57%
+0.04%

NVIDIA GeForce 7300
0.57%
-0.06%

Mobile Intel 965 Express
0.57%
-0.16%

ATI Radeon HD 3850
0.55%
+0.04%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
0.54%
+0.54%

ATI Radeon HD 3650
0.53%
+0.01%

ATI Radeon HD 2600
0.52%
+0.52%

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
0.51%
-0.08%

Other
25.59%
+0.15%

VRAM
1024 MB 
34.63% 
+1.70% 

2 MB
0.62%
-0.07%

3 MB
0.61%
-0.09%

6 MB
0.53%
+0.53%

7 MB
0.67%
-0.02%

64 MB
0.56%
-0.15%

128 MB
3.03%
-0.27%

256 MB
13.49%
-1.06%

320 MB
0.88%
-0.13%

512 MB
30.58%
-0.32%

640 MB
0.61%
-0.19%

768 MB
1.57%
-0.08%

896 MB
5.83%
+0.47%

1024 MB
34.63%
+1.70%

1280 MB
1.20%
+0.20%

1536 MB
1.19%
+0.13%

Other
4.00%
-0.64%

Primary Display Resolution
1920 x 1080 
18.86% 
+1.25% 

1024 x 768
6.30%
-0.65%

1152 x 864
1.22%
-0.13%

1280 x 720
0.74%
+0.01%

1280 x 768
0.67%
-0.06%

1280 x 800
5.35%
-0.46%

1280 x 960
1.10%
-0.04%

1280 x 1024
13.54%
-0.46%

1360 x 768
1.31%
-0.10%

1366 x 768
6.22%
+0.06%

1440 x 900
9.78%
-0.34%

1600 x 900
3.98%
+0.16%

1600 x 1200
0.94%
+0.04%

1680 x 1050
18.25%
+0.35%

1920 x 1080
18.86%
+1.25%

1920 x 1200
7.15%
+0.18%

Other
4.58%
+0.19%

Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution
3200 x 1080 
9.68% 
+0.30% 

2304 x 1024
1.34%
+0.24%

2464 x 900
0.65%
0.00%

2560 x 1024
5.07%
-0.71%

2704 x 1050
1.83%
+0.08%

2720 x 1024
1.37%
-0.18%

2880 x 900
1.51%
0.00%

2880 x 1200
0.62%
+0.02%

2944 x 1080
1.42%
+0.01%

2960 x 1050
8.25%
+0.56%

3040 x 1050
0.94%
+0.07%

3120 x 1050
1.59%
+0.13%

3200 x 1080
9.68%
+0.30%

3200 x 1200
4.08%
-0.06%

3360 x 1050
6.56%
+0.35%

3360 x 1080
2.91%
+0.33%

3360 x 1200
0.72%
+0.03%

3360 x 2100
0.80%
-0.31%

3520 x 1200
1.32%
+0.11%

3600 x 1080
8.13%
+0.16%

3600 x 1200
2.24%
-0.04%

3840 x 1080
7.55%
+0.48%

3840 x 1200
4.45%
-0.31%

3840 x 2160
0.74%
+0.09%

3840 x 2400
1.23%
-0.19%

Other
24.99%
+0.74%

Microphones
Yes 
77.54% 
+0.87% 

Yes
77.54%
+0.87%

No
17.07%
-0.40%

Unknown
5.39%
-0.47%

Language
English 
64.80% 
+0.56% 

English
64.80%
+0.56%

Russian
7.53%
-0.44%

German
7.23%
-0.03%

French
6.30%
+0.17%

Polish
2.57%
-0.06%

Spanish
2.34%
-0.03%

Portuguese
1.64%
+0.01%

Swedish
1.04%
-0.02%

Danish
1.02%
-0.06%

Italian
0.98%
+0.04%

Japanese
0.88%
+0.02%

Traditional Chinese
0.61%
-0.14%

Dutch
0.54%
+0.03%

Czech
0.50%
+0.05%

Finnish
0.49%
-0.01%

Korean
0.42%
-0.05%

Norwegian
0.38%
-0.02%

Simplified Chinese
0.34%
-0.07%

Hungarian
0.29%
+0.04%

Romanian
0.05%
+0.02%

Unknown
0.05%
+0.03%

Thai
0.02%
+0.01%

Free Hard Drive Space
10 GB to 99 GB 
31.69% 
-0.93% 

Less than 10 GB
4.06%
-0.31%

10 GB to 99 GB
31.69%
-0.93%

100 GB to 249 GB
26.82%
-0.46%

250 GB to 499 GB
21.14%
+0.62%

500 GB to 749 GB
8.49%
+0.57%

750 GB to 999 GB
4.88%
+0.18%

Above 1 TB
2.91%
+0.32%

Total Hard Drive Space
250 GB to 499 GB 
32.13% 
-0.74% 

10 GB to 99 GB
2.48%
-0.32%

100 GB to 249 GB
17.30%
-1.33%

250 GB to 499 GB
32.13%
-0.74%

500 GB to 749 GB
11.64%
+0.28%

750 GB to 999 GB
13.42%
+0.52%

Above 1 TB
23.01%
+1.58%

Network Speed
2,048.0 Kbps 
37.94% 
+0.07% 

Unspecified
19.09%
-0.33%

33.6 Kbps
0.55%
+0.02%

56.0 Kbps
1.71%
-0.09%

112.0 Kbps
0.78%
+0.01%

256.0 Kbps
8.22%
-0.02%

768.0 Kbps
10.31%
-0.22%

1,024.0 Kbps
4.65%
+0.11%

2,048.0 Kbps
37.94%
+0.07%

10,000.0 Kbps
16.75%
+0.46%

Other Settings
FCMOV 
100.00% 
0.00% 

FCMOV
100.00%
0.00%

SSE2
99.35%
+0.02%

SSE3
97.91%
+0.20%

NTFS
94.67%
+0.45%

SSE4.1
43.41%
+1.14%

HyperThreading
17.52%
+0.93%

SSE4.2
17.51%
+1.12%

SSE4a
14.22%
+0.50%



 Windows (Mac data coming soon)
July 2010
APPLICATION, SERVICE OR SUITE
 
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
Steam
100.00%

Adobe Flash Player
96.79%

Adobe Acrobat
73.18%

Mozilla Firefox
63.05%

Microsoft Office
57.26%

Microsoft Silverlight
53.13%

Windows Live Messenger
52.58%

Microsoft Office PowerPoint
47.18%

Microsoft Office Word
46.21%

WinRAR
45.28%

Microsoft Office Excel
44.73%

QuickTime
43.95%

Skype
41.75%

Windows Live Mail
41.05%

Adobe AIR
40.60%

Microsoft Games for Windows
36.63%

Microsoft Office OneNote
34.77%

Windows Media Player
33.43%

PunkBuster
32.87%

Bonjour
31.97%

Microsoft Office Access
31.81%

iTunes
30.73%

µTorrent
29.41%

ATI Catalyst Control Center
29.00%

Microsoft Office InfoPath
27.03%

Windows Live Sync
25.59%

Windows Live Essentials
24.99%

Microsoft Office Groove
23.38%

Piriform CCleaner
22.70%

Windows Live Writer
22.62%

Microsoft Internet Explorer
19.82%

System Requirements Lab
19.66%

Winamp
19.45%

TeamSpeak
17.99%

7-Zip
17.90%

Ventrilo
17.38%

avast!
16.01%

Microsoft Works
15.19%

OpenOffice
14.63%

Fraps
13.70%

EA Download Manager
12.09%

Google Chrome
11.56%

Xfire
10.54%

ESET
8.81%

Safari
8.69%

GIMP
6.26%

Paint.NET
5.81%

BitTorrent
5.28%

Vuze (Azureus)
4.37%

WinZip
4.28%

foobar2000
2.66%

BitComet
2.44%

Norton AntiVirus
1.78%

Microsoft Office FrontPage
0.69%

* We are continuing to refine this data to provide the most relevant list of installed applications. New items will be added as they are identified.