The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey shows that AMD's processor usage share is approaching 45% for the first time, and its presence on the gamer platform continues to increase, but Intel still maintains its lead with about 55% share. According to survey data in May 2026, the proportion of processors labeled "AuthenticAMD" on the Steam platform has reached 44.97%, an increase of nearly 2 percentage points from the previous two months; during the same period, the share of "GenuineIntel" processors dropped to 55.02%.
Compared to levels of around 44% in March and April, AMD hit its all-time high recorded in the Steam Hardware Survey. Saša Marinković, AMD's senior director of marketing, also forwarded the relevant chart on social platform
Since the launch of the Ryzen series in 2017, AMD has been encroaching on share in the client CPU market and has now grown into a major chip manufacturer competing with Intel among mainstream DIY and gamer groups. Citing previous retail channel data, the report pointed out that on some large e-commerce platforms, the top ten processor models by sales are all from AMD, showing that its shipments and revenue performance at the retail end are equally strong.
This increase in share is generally attributed to the performance and hot sales of Ryzen X3D series processors in gaming scenarios. AMD has continued to launch X3D models with 3D V-Cache technology on different generations of product lines in recent years, including the already-on-the-market Ryzen 7 9800X3D, as well as other X3D chips under the Zen 5 architecture, as well as the Ryzen 7 7700X3D supplemented on older platforms and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D "10th Anniversary" version for the AM4 platform. These models often occupy the top of the best-selling lists of major retailers for a long time. While driving sales, they also significantly increase AMD's visibility and processor installed share among gamers.
It is worth noting that non-X3D products have also contributed considerable market performance to AMD, and Intel products are no longer found in the top ten best-selling CPU lists in some major retail channels. However, judging from the overall statistics of the Steam platform, it is still not easy to overtake Intel in the short term. At present, the latter still has a clear lead with about 55% share.
Looking forward to subsequent market trends, Intel plans to launch a new Nova Lake architecture processor this year, and the industry is generally concerned about its actual performance in gaming performance. If Nova Lake can perform well enough in the gaming scene, it is expected to help Intel stabilize or even regain some of its Steam player share; otherwise, with the continued expansion of Ryzen and X3D lineups, the possibility of AMD further approaching or even breaking through 50% is also accumulating.
This data comes from the Steam hardware and software survey page published by Valve. The official will regularly count the software and hardware configurations of platform users and disclose it to the outside world in the form of monthly reports, providing an important reference for observing hardware trends in the PC gaming ecosystem.