Most PC Gamers on Steam Play at 1080p — Valve Revealed the Average PC in August 2025

Hardware and technologies keep improving, yet many PC gamers are cautious about moving to 4K and beyond. Valve’s survey data points to different preferences.

Valve routinely polls PC gamers on Steam and publishes the aggregated results.

The most recent monthly report was released recently and outlines the composition of an average PC based on users’ reported components:

Specifications of the “average” PC and gamer as of August 2025:

• OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Intel CPU frequency: 2.3 GHz – 2.69 GHz
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Video memory: 8 GB
• Primary monitor resolution: 1920 × 1080
• Language: English
• Available storage space: 250–499 GB
• Total storage capacity: over 1 TB

Source: iXBT.games