Windows 11 has reached a new milestone on Steam. Valve’s latest Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025 shows that Windows 11 now holds 65.59% market share, its highest ever on the platform. The OS gained 2.02 percentage points in a single month, which is a clear sign that more gamers are finally upgrading.
Windows 10 continues to lose users at a steady pace. It has dropped to 29.06%, falling 2.08 points since last month. This decline is expected because Windows 10’s support is ending, and many gamers do not want to stay on an outdated OS. Windows 7 still appears on the chart, but with only 0.08%, it is basically gone.
Overall, 94.79% of Steam users still run Windows, which shows how dominant Microsoft remains in gaming. However, there is a small but interesting shift happening outside Windows.
Linux has reached a new all-time high. It now holds 3.2% market share, gaining 0.15 points in a month. This growth may seem small, but for Linux gaming, every jump counts. With tools like Proton getting better, many Windows 10 users are trying Linux instead of moving directly to Windows 11. It is a slow shift, but it shows that gamers are more open to alternatives than before.
macOS sits at 2.02%, losing 0.09 points. Apple may be making powerful chips, but gaming on macOS still struggles because most titles are not optimized for it.
On the hardware side, the biggest winner is Nvidia. The Nvidia RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is now the most popular graphics card on Steam with 4.22% share. It climbed up by 0.12 points, proving how strong mid-range gaming laptops have become. The desktop RTX 3060 sits right behind at 4.16%, although it dropped by 0.14 points. The RTX 3050 remains third with 2.96%.
Nvidia continues to dominate Steam with 73.83% of all GPUs. AMD follows with 18.05%, and Intel has 7.74%. Nvidia’s lead shows that gamers still trust it for stable performance and strong driver support, especially for popular multiplayer games.
Most gamers still use 16GB RAM (40.94%), which is enough for most modern titles, though newer AAA games are slowly pushing players toward 32GB. A 6-core CPU remains the most common choice at 28.44%, balancing cost and performance. 8GB VRAM leads at 33.36%, showing that mid-range GPUs still dominate gaming PCs. And 1080p continues to be the most popular resolution at 52.83%, even though 1440p and 4K monitors are getting cheaper.
These numbers show a clear picture. Windows 11 is growing fast, Linux is gaining small but steady ground, Nvidia continues to rule GPU charts, and gamers are sticking to practical hardware choices instead of pushing for the highest specs.
