The latest Steam hardware survey reveals that gamers are starting to adopt Windows11, despite some apprehension around the new OS at launch.
Steam’s monthly hardware survey is out, and it shows a rising tide for Windows 11. Nearly 20% of users have now upgraded to the new operating system, despite the fact that PCs overall are still hanging onto older Windows versions.
The majority of those users didn’t come from Windows 10, it seems. Between March and April, Windows 10 only dropped 0.97%, while Windows 7 dropped a surprising 1.25%. That comes after the older OS gained some momentum at the beginning of the year, climbing up to 4.29% in March. Linux also saw a boost this month, now representing 1.14% of all users on Steam. That’s not a huge share, but it’s the highest percentage the open-source OS has ever enjoyed. It doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, though, as Valve’s Proton software for Linux has seen a boon in support following the release of the Steam Deck.
The launch of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D may have played a role in the change, as eight-core CPUs saw a 0.2% increase this month. On top of that, AMD stole back 0.9% of the market share from Intel, which itself saw a massive boost in representation following the launch of 12th-gen Alder Lake processors.
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