Latest Steam Hardware Survey Shows RTX 5070 Adoption Soaring as 32GB RAM Becomes the New Standard

Valve’s latest Steam Hardware Survey suggests the PC market is gradually shifting, with February 2026 shaping up as one of the most volatile months in recent memory. The latest data shows that NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070 has surged in adoption, jumping from just 2.87% share in January to 9.42% in February. That’s a massive 228% month-over-month increase.

That spike has pushed the RTX 4060, which previously held the top spot, down to third place. Meanwhile, the GeForce RTX 5060, NVIDIA’s entry-level Blackwell GPU with 8GB of VRAM, now sits in second. It recorded an impressive 168% monthly increase and currently accounts for 6.72% of surveyed systems.

Other RTX 50-series cards also posted steady jumps, including the RTX 5080, which climbed from 1.25% to 1.66%. The pricier GeForce RTX 5060 Ti also saw increased adoption. Interestingly, AMD’s RX 9000 series, which recently appeared in the survey, is no longer visible in the latest rankings.

On the memory front, 32GB of system RAM has officially overtaken 16GB as the most common configuration among Steam users. Systems equipped with 32GB now represent 56.93% of participants, marking an 18.91% jump in a single month. Meanwhile, 16GB systems dropped sharply to 27.47%.

The surge comes amid ongoing concerns about rising DDR5 prices, with 32GB kits currently retailing between $350 and $500, depending on speed and brand. Whether this reflects panic buying or a broader shift toward higher baseline memory remains to be seen. Overall, the latest Steam survey suggests PC gamers are upgrading aggressively.