The latest (September 2025) Steam Hardware Survey has many highlights worthy of attention, from the large number of Windows 10 users switching to Windows 11 to the RTX 4060 mobile graphics card once again dominating the GPU list.In addition, foreign media also discovered another small detail worthy of attention: graphics cards with 8GB of video memory are declining, and players are turning to 16GB of video memory.

8GB video memory graphics cards are gradually being ignored by players, and 16GB graphics cards have become a new trend

According to the latest Steam hardware survey data, although 8GB graphics cards are still the most common graphics memory configuration on the market, their share has dropped by 1.37% from August, and currently accounts for 33.66%.It will remain the "most popular" in the short term, but will obviously be replaced by 12GB or 16GB models.Since there are not many 12GB graphics cards on the market, 16GB graphics cards are more common in new products from AMD and NVIDIA.

Among them, 16GB graphics cards saw the largest increase last month, with their share increasing by 0.72%, and their total share reaching 7.52%.This also means that players are gradually transitioning from 8GB to 16GB graphics cards, but unfortunately, graphics card manufacturers still seem to have not really learned their lessons.

GPUs with 16G video memory had the largest increase last month (nearly 0.72%), and their current share is 7.52%.It's reassuring to see gamers slowly transitioning from 8GB to 16GB of VRAM, but unfortunately, GPU manufacturers haven't learned their lesson.

RTX 50 series graphics cards are rapidly rising, and 4060 Laptop still ranks first

In terms of specific models, the RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is still the most commonly used graphics card among Steam users, with its market share rising from 4.62% to 4.84%, still the single card with the highest growth rate.This was followed by strong growth in RTX 50 series graphics cards.

RTX 5070: The most popular 50 series graphics card, with a share of 1.69%

RTX 5060: closely followed, accounting for 1.13%

RTX 5070 Ti: 0.91% market share

RTX 5060 Ti: 0.89%, of which the 16GB version may be the main driver of growth

RTX 5080: Also steadily moving up the list.

RTX 5090: only a slight increase of 0.05% month-on-month.

In addition, the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU has also begun to become popular rapidly, and may have the opportunity to challenge the dominance of the RTX 4060 Laptop GPU in the future.However, its current share is less than 4%, and it still takes time to accumulate before it reaches its peak.

Eight-core CPU will soon replace six-core CPU and become the new mainstream in the market

The latest data shows that the penetration rate of eight-core processors is rising steadily, and the current market share has reached 25.28%, an increase of 0.87% from August.In contrast, although six-core CPUs are still the most common choice, their market share has fallen below 30% for the first time, and their "dominance" is being shaken.

At the same time, processors with higher core counts are also showing an upward trend, with 16-core CPUs becoming one of the categories with the largest growth in September, showing that high-performance demand is gradually entering the mainstream market.

Overall, as the demand for multi-threading in games, creation and AI-related applications continues to increase, players and consumers are accelerating the transition from six-core to eight-core or even more core processor eras.