wraggster
July 26th, 2012, 13:40
Last month's Steam hardware survey shows that more and more people are using Valve's digital retail platform on less powerful PCs.
The report (http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=pc) shows that the number of Steam users relying on Intel's integrated graphics has risen from 4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the use of dual core processores has risen from 48 per cent to 50 per cent.
DirectX 9 level GPUs now account for nearly 20 per cent of PCs with Steam. The most popular resolution is 1920 x 1080, used by 25 per cent of Steam customers.
Technobabble aside, the survey proves that the share of Steam use that high-end PCs account for has declined.
PCGamesN (http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/steam-hardware-survey-suggests-average-gaming-pc-getting-slightly-slower) suggests this is because more people are using Steam on their laptops. It may also indicate a rise in popularity for less demanding games such as Minecraft, Plants Vs Zombies and strategy titles like Civilzation and Total War.
Steam's growth outside of larger, tech-savvy Western markets may also be a contributing factor.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam-gaining-traction-on-low-end-pcs/0100183
The report (http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=pc) shows that the number of Steam users relying on Intel's integrated graphics has risen from 4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the use of dual core processores has risen from 48 per cent to 50 per cent.
DirectX 9 level GPUs now account for nearly 20 per cent of PCs with Steam. The most popular resolution is 1920 x 1080, used by 25 per cent of Steam customers.
Technobabble aside, the survey proves that the share of Steam use that high-end PCs account for has declined.
PCGamesN (http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/steam-hardware-survey-suggests-average-gaming-pc-getting-slightly-slower) suggests this is because more people are using Steam on their laptops. It may also indicate a rise in popularity for less demanding games such as Minecraft, Plants Vs Zombies and strategy titles like Civilzation and Total War.
Steam's growth outside of larger, tech-savvy Western markets may also be a contributing factor.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/steam-gaining-traction-on-low-end-pcs/0100183