Valve’s latest hardware survey puts the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU at the top of Steam’s most-used list, a reminder that a lot of PC gaming still happens on midrange laptops built to hit 1080p at good frame rates. The Laptop 4060 is everywhere because it ships in a boatload of sub-$1,000 machines that will play modern titles comfortably at 1080p. Combine that with Steam’s most-played titles being Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG: Battlegrounds and you get a picture where raw 4K horsepower matters less than smooth performance on a 1080p panel.
Steam’s table of common GPUs shows the mobile 4060 steadily displacing the regular 4060, which led the survey about nine months ago, and that shift raises the question of whether more players are opting for laptops over pre-built desktops. Steam’s survey also shows some of the first RTX 50-series cards appearing in user rigs. The RTX 5070 is the most visible, sitting at 11th most common in the sample. At the current rate of adoption, the 5070 could enter the top five by early next year if shipments and laptop refreshes continue. Users should note that the survey data is a snapshot of who is playing right now. Most players stick with 16GB or 32GB of RAM, and Windows 11 adoption has increased after Microsoft pushed recent updates to compatible machines. The survey data itself is visible on Valve’s Steam hardware survey.
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If you are weighing an upgrade keep in mind that a mobile 4060 will serve most 1080p gamers very well and that the RTX 50 family is beginning to reach players through new laptop and desktop models. Please leave a comment with what GPU you’re running and follow us on X, Bluesky, and YouTube for more hardware roundups and survey takes.
