AMD erodes more of Intel’s CPU share in Steam Survey, GTX 1060 remains top graphics card

In a nutshell: Steam's hardware survey for November has dropped, showing that AMD is still chipping away at Intel's once insurmountable lead in the CPU space. Elsewhere, the GTX 1060 keeps its long-held spot as the most popular video card, though its lead is decreasing, and the RTX 2060 is cementing its place as the most common Turing GPU among Steam users. It's no secret that AMD has been closing the gap on Intel in the Steam Survey for some time now. Team Red took more than 25 percent of the CPU share in September; two months later, that figure stands at 26.91 percent. It was only in June 2019 when Intel was sitting pretty with an 82 percent share. AMD has Ryzen to thank for taking the fight to its long-time rival. The processors have been pushing out Intel's offerings since their arrival in 2017 and have improved with each generation. With the 7nm Ryzen 5000 series proving to be a fantastic choice for work and play—providing you can find one—and the 5nm Zen 4 set for release next year, expect AMD's share to start increasing at a faster pace. Meanwhile, Intel has its Rocket Lake processors arriving in… Read full this story

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