Steam Hardware Survey Reveals Uptick In DX10 Adoption
by June 3, 2010 @ 4:56 pm
Valve’s latest in-house Steam survey reveals a tantalizing statistic — namely that as of May, the vast majority of PC gaming rigs now sport a DirectX 10-capable GPU. More specifically, 56.47 percent of users surveyed on Steam are rocking a DX10 or DX11 GPU.
Interestingly, 21.55 percent of those users are still on Windows XP, which is only DX9 capable. However, that figure is beginning to dwindle as more users skip over Vista and make the transition to Microsoft’s latest offering — Windows 7.
While chip manufacture Nvidia still commands a lion’s share of the GPU market, it’s notable to point out that enthusiasts are turning to ATI’s 5000 series for their DX11 fix. Not exactly surprising, given that Nvidia’s equivalent was late to the party with a higher price point.
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