Steam statistics, which collect hardware data from different users. They are a good base to know the market situation, although they are not totally conclusive, they do give us a clue of the consumption habits of the users. Especially those who play daily using Valve’s platform to purchase their games. Let’s see what Steam stats for April 2022 tell us.
If there is something that we can highlight about the PC hardware market focused on video games, it is a total immobility. And it is that despite the large number of movements in the form of new releases in recent years, consumption by users has decreased. This can be known through studies on what users use. Which are based on extracting the technical specifications of the computers that are running them.
Well, the Steam hardware statistics for the month of April 2022 show us few changes. Especially among the bulk of users with lower purchasing power. The reason why we highlight them? Simple, during these months we are seeing the launch of low-end gaming graphics cards. That is, the RX 6500 XT from AMD, the RTX 3050 from NVIDIA, and the expected Intel ARC A350 and A370. Which should be enough to see changes in consumption habits.
This is Steam stats data for April 2022, stalling?
Looking at Steam stats for April 2022, we see little change in graphics card usage. Let’s not forget that this important key component of gaming computers is still above market price. Which leads to the demoralization of users and, therefore, few changes compared to previous months. As you can see, the GTX 1060 is still the most used graphics card, followed by the GTX 1650 . Highlight? AMD’s RX 6600 entry in three of its variations within the statistic, but with less than 1% of users.
Regarding the processors, the statistics are
finds that a third of users are using 4-core processors, while another third are using them with a 6-core configuration. Third place? Configurations of eight, which account for a sixth of the total. We have to say that for the most advanced games, having a configuration of eight or more cores is the most recommended. However, most users are not opting for this option.
The conclusion that we can draw from these data is clear: we are facing a stagnation in consumption. The cause? The general demoralization in the face of buying new hardware to play and the fact that the new generation consoles have absorbed part of the demand. We wonder if for the next hardware refresh cycle we will see a move to the lower end, especially from AMD and Intel. Everything indicates that low-end graphics cards could disappear.
