Valve has published its Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2026. Among participating systems, 16 GB of RAM has returned to first place. Its share rose by 3.60 percentage points from September to 41.42%.
Systems with 32 GB of memory slipped to second place at 37.06%, a decline of 5.16 percentage points. Configurations with 8 GB accounted for 7.52% of respondents, while 64 GB systems represented 3.94%. Both categories gained ground during the month.
Linux increased its share by 0.90 percentage points to 3.95%. Windows remained the leading operating system at 93.70%, down 1.33 points. macOS accounted for 2.35%, an increase of 0.43 points over September.
Windows 11 reached 72.51% of all surveyed systems after gaining 1.17 percentage points. Windows 10 fell by 2.50 points to 21.11%. Participation in Valve’s monthly survey is voluntary and anonymous.
