Steam Hardware & Software Survey: December 2010
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Mac Hardware ownership
Mac System RAM
Windows Only
December 2010 (click line item to see more detail)
ITEM
MOST POPULAR
PERCENTAGE
CHANGE
Windows Version
Windows 7 64 bit
36.66%
+0.78%
36.66%
+0.78%
25.75%
-1.00%
14.14%
-0.15%
11.52%
-0.39%
10.58%
+0.69%
0.95%
+0.11%
0.29%
-0.04%
0.11%
+0.01%
System RAM (PC)
3 GB
28.27%
-0.17%
0.15%
-0.03%
1.58%
-0.11%
6.02%
-0.42%
22.13%
-0.99%
28.27%
-0.17%
25.91%
+0.89%
15.93%
+0.83%
Processor Vendor (PC)
GenuineIntel
71.13%
-0.31%
71.13%
-0.31%
28.86%
+0.31%
Intel CPU Speeds (PC)
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
28.48%
+0.42%
0.34%
-0.03%
0.16%
-0.06%
2.28%
-0.10%
6.32%
-0.40%
8.86%
-0.23%
28.48%
+0.42%
12.42%
+0.16%
8.52%
-0.12%
2.63%
+0.01%
1.11%
+0.04%
AMD CPU Speeds (PC)
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz
7.02%
-0.07%
0.15%
-0.06%
0.06%
-0.01%
0.49%
-0.07%
1.95%
-0.14%
7.02%
-0.07%
6.40%
+0.03%
4.94%
+0.07%
5.99%
+0.34%
1.66%
+0.22%
0.21%
+0.01%
Physical CPUs (PC)
2 cpus
52.11%
-1.21%
9.79%
-0.34%
52.11%
-1.21%
1.38%
+0.09%
35.90%
+1.38%
0.01%
0.00%
0.74%
+0.08%
0.07%
+0.01%
0.01%
+0.01%
DirectX 11 Systems (Vista/Win7 & DX 11 GPU)
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
4.34%
+0.38%
4.34%
+0.38%
4.06%
+0.19%
1.49%
+0.31%
0.88%
+0.14%
0.60%
+0.01%
0.46%
0.00%
0.46%
+0.11%
0.35%
+0.04%
0.30%
-0.03%
0.27%
-0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.19%
+0.03%
0.19%
+0.03%
0.17%
+0.10%
0.15%
+0.01%
0.08%
+0.06%
0.07%
0.00%
0.07%
+0.03%
0.02%
0.00%
0.01%
+0.01%
DirectX 11 GPUs
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
29.33%
-1.81%
29.33%
-1.81%
29.14%
-0.09%
10.75%
+1.43%
5.95%
+0.38%
3.94%
-0.31%
3.48%
+0.45%
3.00%
-0.29%
2.22%
+0.03%
1.97%
-0.42%
1.89%
-0.20%
1.73%
-0.46%
1.48%
+0.03%
1.32%
+0.06%
1.17%
+0.65%
0.96%
-0.05%
0.55%
+0.55%
0.49%
+0.49%
0.47%
-0.02%
0.15%
-0.43%
DirectX 10 Systems (Vista/Win7 & DX 10 GPU)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
7.11%
+0.25%
7.11%
+0.25%
4.34%
+0.38%
4.11%
-0.25%
4.08%
-0.05%
4.06%
+0.19%
3.70%
+0.08%
2.37%
0.00%
2.36%
0.00%
1.61%
-0.02%
1.58%
-0.05%
1.49%
+0.31%
1.42%
-0.05%
1.18%
+0.09%
1.18%
-0.06%
1.12%
+0.05%
1.08%
-0.06%
0.91%
+0.08%
0.88%
+0.14%
0.88%
0.00%
0.87%
+0.02%
0.78%
-0.03%
0.67%
+0.04%
0.67%
-0.01%
0.66%
-0.01%
0.63%
+0.04%
0.62%
+0.01%
0.61%
-0.11%
0.60%
+0.01%
0.56%
-0.03%
0.56%
+0.01%
0.54%
+0.03%
0.52%
+0.01%
0.52%
-0.01%
0.48%
-0.02%
0.48%
0.00%
0.46%
0.00%
0.46%
+0.11%
0.40%
-0.01%
0.40%
-0.03%
0.37%
0.00%
0.36%
+0.01%
0.35%
-0.04%
0.35%
+0.04%
0.34%
-0.06%
0.32%
0.00%
0.31%
+0.02%
0.31%
-0.01%
0.30%
-0.03%
0.30%
-0.01%
0.28%
-0.04%
0.27%
-0.04%
0.25%
+0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.24%
+0.03%
0.23%
-0.04%
0.23%
+0.02%
0.23%
-0.02%
0.21%
+0.01%
0.20%
-0.02%
0.20%
+0.01%
0.20%
+0.02%
0.19%
0.00%
0.19%
+0.03%
0.19%
+0.03%
0.18%
-0.02%
0.18%
-0.03%
0.18%
0.00%
0.17%
+0.10%
0.17%
-0.01%
0.16%
-0.02%
0.16%
+0.02%
0.15%
+0.01%
0.15%
+0.01%
0.13%
0.00%
0.13%
-0.03%
0.13%
-0.02%
0.13%
+0.01%
0.13%
+0.02%
0.12%
+0.01%
0.12%
0.00%
0.11%
+0.01%
0.11%
+0.01%
0.11%
+0.02%
0.11%
-0.03%
0.10%
-0.01%
0.10%
+0.01%
0.09%
-0.01%
0.09%
0.00%
0.09%
+0.04%
0.08%
+0.06%
0.08%
-0.02%
0.08%
-0.01%
0.08%
-0.03%
0.07%
0.00%
0.07%
+0.02%
0.07%
0.00%
0.07%
+0.03%
0.07%
0.00%
0.06%
+0.01%
0.06%
0.00%
0.05%
-0.02%
0.05%
-0.01%
0.05%
-0.03%
0.05%
-0.01%
0.05%
0.00%
0.05%
+0.01%
0.04%
0.00%
0.04%
+0.02%
0.04%
-0.01%
0.04%
-0.03%
0.04%
+0.01%
0.04%
0.00%
0.04%
0.00%
0.03%
+0.01%
0.03%
-0.02%
0.03%
-0.02%
0.03%
0.00%
0.03%
0.00%
0.03%
+0.01%
0.03%
0.00%
0.03%
-0.01%
0.02%
0.00%
0.02%
-0.01%
0.02%
0.00%
0.02%
0.00%
0.02%
0.00%
0.02%
0.00%
0.02%
-0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
-0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
+0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
+0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
+0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.01%
0.00%
-0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
DirectX 10 GPUs
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
12.11%
+0.46%
12.11%
+0.46%
8.34%
-0.30%
8.32%
+0.10%
6.11%
+0.16%
5.56%
-0.06%
4.56%
-0.03%
4.42%
-0.13%
3.41%
-0.07%
2.43%
+0.02%
1.85%
+0.09%
1.78%
-0.05%
1.74%
+0.09%
1.61%
+0.14%
1.58%
-0.04%
1.52%
-0.10%
1.43%
+0.01%
1.41%
+0.06%
1.40%
-0.10%
1.38%
-0.09%
1.24%
+0.05%
1.22%
0.00%
1.18%
+0.07%
1.16%
+0.07%
1.08%
+0.06%
1.02%
-0.01%
1.00%
-0.10%
0.99%
-0.01%
0.86%
0.00%
0.82%
-0.01%
0.81%
-0.02%
0.81%
-0.01%
0.79%
+0.03%
0.77%
+0.06%
0.71%
+0.04%
0.58%
-0.04%
0.53%
+0.01%
0.51%
+0.01%
0.50%
-0.05%
0.48%
-0.08%
0.45%
+0.02%
0.43%
-0.05%
0.43%
-0.01%
0.43%
+0.02%
0.39%
-0.03%
0.34%
+0.34%
0.34%
-0.03%
0.34%
+0.02%
0.34%
-0.02%
0.30%
+0.30%
8.21%
-0.16%
DirectX 9 Shader Model 2b and 3.0 GPUs
NVIDIA GeForce 7600
11.80%
-0.25%
11.80%
-0.25%
9.26%
+0.08%
8.79%
+0.45%
6.52%
-0.16%
5.68%
+0.71%
5.59%
-0.39%
5.46%
+0.04%
4.60%
-0.07%
3.41%
+0.14%
3.26%
-0.14%
3.26%
+0.19%
2.63%
-0.15%
2.54%
-0.22%
2.39%
-0.02%
1.88%
+0.18%
1.82%
-0.30%
1.50%
+0.36%
1.44%
-0.03%
1.31%
-0.02%
1.10%
+0.02%
1.04%
+0.25%
0.99%
-0.23%
0.99%
-0.28%
0.97%
-0.15%
0.93%
+0.11%
0.93%
+0.29%
0.93%
-0.27%
0.91%
-0.35%
0.78%
+0.10%
0.74%
-0.34%
0.68%
+0.14%
0.63%
+0.11%
0.59%
0.00%
0.47%
+0.01%
0.45%
+0.01%
0.44%
+0.44%
3.33%
+0.28%
DirectX 9 Shader Model 2.0 GPUs
Intel G33/G31 Express
13.47%
-1.41%
13.47%
-1.41%
13.28%
-0.25%
9.78%
-0.91%
8.92%
+0.89%
8.26%
+0.10%
8.06%
-0.06%
6.67%
+0.04%
6.14%
+1.21%
3.76%
-0.82%
3.57%
+1.74%
3.10%
+0.61%
2.77%
+0.24%
2.11%
-0.16%
2.11%
+0.36%
1.59%
-0.59%
1.12%
-0.19%
1.12%
+0.12%
4.16%
+0.19%
MSAA Support Level
2x
90.87%
+0.63%
90.87%
+0.63%
90.86%
+0.63%
3.27%
-0.24%
76.40%
+1.04%
NVIDIA Drivers
8.17.12.5896 (7/9/2010)
17.85%
-3.68%
17.85%
-3.68%
16.84%
+16.84%
5.65%
-0.97%
4.38%
-0.75%
4.25%
+2.55%
2.68%
-0.32%
2.49%
-1.34%
2.29%
+2.29%
2.04%
+2.04%
1.75%
+1.75%
1.49%
+1.49%
1.41%
-0.18%
1.18%
-0.13%
1.10%
-0.16%
1.09%
+1.09%
1.08%
+0.01%
32.45%
-2.68%
ATI Drivers
8.17.10.1047 (11/4/2010)
14.47%
+14.47%
14.47%
+14.47%
11.52%
+10.18%
10.27%
-5.89%
8.25%
+8.25%
3.84%
-2.03%
3.29%
-0.62%
2.87%
+2.87%
2.79%
+2.79%
2.40%
-0.78%
2.31%
+2.31%
2.14%
+2.14%
1.93%
+1.93%
1.78%
-0.17%
1.51%
+1.51%
1.38%
+1.38%
1.37%
-0.03%
1.37%
+1.37%
1.29%
+1.29%
1.24%
+0.11%
1.22%
-0.08%
1.22%
+1.22%
21.53%
-1.93%
Video Card Driver Name (PC)
nvd3dum.dll
41.57%
+0.14%
41.57%
+0.14%
17.43%
+1.75%
16.69%
-0.53%
9.26%
-0.48%
7.35%
-0.40%
2.64%
-0.22%
2.56%
-0.02%
0.68%
-0.04%
0.59%
-0.05%
0.42%
-0.06%
0.29%
+0.01%
0.10%
-0.02%
0.09%
0.00%
0.07%
-0.01%
0.05%
-0.02%
0.22%
-0.03%
Video Card Description (PC)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
8.74%
+0.22%
8.74%
+0.22%
6.01%
-0.31%
6.00%
-0.02%
4.59%
+0.18%
4.56%
+0.43%
4.40%
+0.05%
4.01%
-0.10%
3.29%
-0.07%
3.19%
-0.14%
2.46%
-0.09%
1.75%
-0.01%
1.68%
+0.36%
1.34%
+0.05%
1.28%
-0.06%
1.25%
+0.05%
1.16%
+0.08%
1.14%
-0.04%
1.10%
-0.09%
1.03%
-0.01%
1.02%
+0.03%
1.01%
-0.09%
1.00%
-0.08%
0.93%
+0.14%
0.89%
+0.02%
0.88%
-0.01%
0.87%
-0.03%
0.85%
+0.04%
0.84%
+0.04%
0.78%
+0.04%
0.73%
-0.02%
0.72%
-0.08%
0.71%
-0.02%
0.68%
-0.01%
0.64%
+0.01%
0.62%
-0.01%
0.62%
+0.02%
0.59%
-0.02%
0.59%
-0.02%
0.58%
-0.02%
0.57%
+0.01%
0.55%
+0.55%
0.54%
+0.54%
23.80%
-1.53%
Multi-GPU Systems (PC)
NVIDIA SLI (2 GPUs)
92.72%
+0.89%
92.72%
+0.89%
4.33%
-0.43%
1.58%
-0.78%
1.37%
+0.32%
VRAM (PC)
1024 MB
33.87%
+1.23%
0.69%
-0.04%
0.71%
+0.07%
0.51%
+0.51%
0.70%
-0.01%
0.69%
-0.06%
3.15%
-0.19%
12.05%
-0.38%
1.02%
-0.06%
32.01%
-0.88%
0.74%
-0.07%
1.69%
+0.09%
5.87%
+0.04%
33.87%
+1.23%
0.91%
+0.14%
1.02%
+0.06%
4.37%
-0.46%
Primary Display Resolution (PC)
1680 x 1050
19.14%
+0.38%
7.52%
-0.30%
1.43%
-0.05%
0.77%
+0.02%
0.72%
-0.03%
4.52%
-0.36%
1.28%
+0.02%
15.47%
-0.39%
1.37%
-0.03%
6.28%
-0.30%
9.44%
-0.07%
3.88%
+0.08%
0.95%
-0.03%
19.14%
+0.38%
17.17%
+0.95%
6.50%
+0.09%
3.57%
+0.04%
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution (PC)
2960 x 1050
8.81%
-0.44%
0.64%
-0.23%
1.56%
-0.26%
0.84%
-0.07%
6.42%
-0.28%
2.39%
+0.36%
1.53%
+0.05%
1.59%
-0.20%
1.42%
-0.04%
8.81%
-0.44%
0.94%
+0.05%
1.78%
+0.15%
8.69%
+0.06%
4.43%
-0.03%
0.69%
+0.06%
6.71%
-0.92%
2.49%
-0.20%
0.70%
-0.21%
1.72%
+0.32%
7.68%
+0.88%
2.58%
+0.18%
7.25%
+0.96%
4.67%
-0.35%
24.46%
+0.83%
Audio Devices (PC)
Realtek HD Audio output
40.02%
-0.18%
40.02%
-0.18%
7.84%
+0.01%
2.54%
+0.08%
2.37%
-0.02%
1.43%
+0.14%
1.42%
+0.11%
1.37%
+0.01%
1.27%
-0.02%
1.16%
-0.16%
1.06%
0.00%
1.03%
+0.01%
38.50%
+0.03%
Microphones (PC)
Yes
76.86%
+0.85%
76.86%
+0.85%
17.67%
-0.03%
5.47%
-0.82%
Language (PC)
English
61.51%
+1.08%
61.51%
+1.08%
8.66%
-1.00%
7.88%
+0.37%
6.62%
+0.04%
3.00%
+0.16%
2.48%
0.00%
1.89%
-0.06%
1.24%
+0.05%
1.05%
-0.02%
0.98%
-0.02%
0.75%
-0.26%
0.68%
-0.07%
0.62%
+0.07%
0.52%
+0.02%
0.50%
-0.12%
0.44%
-0.05%
0.41%
-0.09%
0.38%
-0.11%
0.28%
-0.01%
0.06%
-0.01%
0.02%
+0.02%
0.02%
-0.02%
Drive Type (PC)
DVD
93.89%
+0.39%
93.89%
+0.39%
1.44%
+0.01%
0.37%
+0.03%
Free Hard Drive Space (PC)
10 GB to 99 GB
31.78%
-0.84%
4.21%
+0.23%
31.78%
-0.84%
27.61%
-0.14%
21.42%
+0.31%
8.09%
+0.23%
4.53%
+0.02%
2.36%
+0.19%
Total Hard Drive Space (PC)
250 GB to 499 GB
32.83%
-0.42%
0.03%
+0.03%
3.13%
-0.18%
18.13%
-1.06%
32.83%
-0.42%
12.09%
+0.27%
13.19%
+0.54%
20.57%
+0.81%
Network Speed (PC)
2,048.0 Kbps
35.30%
+1.09%
18.93%
-0.75%
0.59%
-0.01%
2.00%
+0.06%
0.81%
+0.05%
8.15%
+0.16%
9.92%
+0.07%
4.60%
-0.09%
35.30%
+1.09%
15.41%
-0.14%
Other Settings (PC)
FCMOV
100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
99.44%
+0.12%
99.28%
+0.08%
97.57%
+0.07%
39.26%
+0.47%
16.58%
+0.11%
15.91%
+0.56%
14.34%
+0.71%
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.