The most popular GPU on Steam is a GTX 1060

[muckymucks]

According to the latest Steam survey, the most common GPU is a GTX 1060. That seems pretty low for PC gaming no better than console junk.



https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

[Lord Flashheart]

Originalmente postado por muckymucks:

According to the latest Steam survey, the most common GPU is a GTX 1060. That seems pretty low for PC gaming no better than console junk.



https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

So what.
For those who have the 6GB version , with AMD fidelity FX super resolution coming to a lot of games, are going to do just fine it seems.

[Nova]

Originalmente postado por AustrAlien2010:

"This is no better than 'console junk'" That was the opinion. What are you quoting me for, or are you even trying to accomplish in this thread, or trying to get out of it? I am not the one sharing the opinion here remember? Talk with the OP, if you want to talk with him. I don't have time for aimless conversation and idle chatter.

Then don't post in this thread.

He only posted his opinion. And a rude one that is. What did you expect? A normal discussion about this opinion? An aimless thread receives an aimless response, because there is no other alternative, because the discussion lacks purpose and direction.

People are entitled to their opinions. I'm not sure how thinking a graphics card is "junk" is rude, but I suppose you are also entitled to your own opinion. It sparks a discussion about how maybe a specific graphics card isn't junk, or how consoles aren't junk. Several responses could've been set as the thread answer, such as how the majority of steam users would, for obvious reasons, be using mid-level hardware.

Its not like he is the only one who has access to that data.

And? I bet if you looked around that you'd see similar conversations about public data. You could even relate this to politics and news. People discussing real world events that lots of people already have access to.

He only posted a link to the hardware statistics, accompinated by his unfounded opinion about consoles.

Again, people entitled to their own opinions.

Why? Nobody knows. Because the thread serves no purpose, and is aimless. It cannot go anywhere. It is like a turd in the wind, and there are no sources attached to it whatsoever. The topic can never be answered or solved, and responding to it seems highly impractical to do.

Again, it already could've been marked with an answer. Also, its our time to waste. If we want to type on this forum thread, it's our ability to do so.

Its like saying: Hey guys, I just looked at the statistics, and now I want you all to see this. Like seriously, what is his point, and how can it be helped?

Does it matter?

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

The gtx 1060 is an ok gpu.
If you just take the raw numbers, it has 6tflops, about the gpu power of the xbox one X.
But you have to remember, that most people play at 1080p resolution. And the 1060 will do an ok job at it.
I personally have an rx 580 8gb and i am ok with it, even at 1440p resolution. Of course i can't always max everything out but i am ok from what i get.
And just wait for the semiconductor/gpu shortage to end, so we can all buy gpus at msrp.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Originalmente postado por huut {JESUS IS LORD}:

ryzen 5
gtx 1050
14gb ram
256gb nvme m2 drive

fx8350
gtx 1060
16gb ram
256gb ssd

intel duo core
mobile intel 4
8gb ram
256gb ssd

amd apu 1.1ghz cpu
radeonhd 7310
8gb ram
200gb hdd

my 4 pcs i use i dont need that fancy hi end junk :P

[Monk]

Let's be honest, that also seems a bit more, cannot afford / justify over not needing :)

[Illusion of Progress]

Originalmente postado por It's Chase:

1080p high settings in some less demanding games back then. Now it hasn't really aged well if you want to play triple A releases, unless you want to play some basic stuff like CSGO, R6, TF2 which in that case it would handle fine. Any basic GPU can run those games though, so I don't know why people say it's a decent card. It's not, it never was. Speaking from someone who had one.

I never understood this reasoning of "a lesser card can do that too so it doesn't make this greater one any better". I mean, like, a lesser card is objectively and factually going to get lower results, no? So why try and frame them as equals?

Many people say it's a decent graphics card because for many people, it still is, and yes it is aging, but I explained that nothing has really come alone at its original price level that offers both a good value and a good jump over what many people now have, which is why it remains popular.

It honestly sounds like you had/have higher expectations that it did not meet, which in itself is fine (and it seems you learned this as you expressed regret over not buying higher), but then the card was a poor fit for you to begin with.

[A&A]

GTX 1060 is good GPU yet

[-=SOF=-WID99]

have a windforce 2 Gigabyte GTX 1060 6 gig card myself .. not a bad lil GPU for 1080 P games at high settings ..only paid $239 for the card back in 2016
main screen is a 40 in SEKI HDTV 120 HZ
and my second screen is only 60 HZ so it works out fine for me

am i looking for a new card ?

yep, been on the EVGA wait list for months for a 3060 ti, or even a 3060 ..may pick up a RX 6600xt when they ship ..as i don't need a real expensive GPU for the games i play .. most are older titles ( kinda regret not snapping up a sapphire RX 5700XT when my local microcenter had em @ $399 last year )

[UserNotFound]

A GTX 1060 is capable enough for 1080P gaming, and for most people using this card, they either play eSport games, or play more GPU intensive games with lower ingame setting to net satisfactory framerate.

Also, with AMD FSR, more GPU intensive games would benefit from FSR in supported games, so there's nothing wrong with the card. In fact, with FSR, one could say the 'lifespan' or usability of the card has been extended. Put it this way, my GTX 1080 (i7 4770K, 16GB RAM) can now handle Godfall at 4K with FSR preset at 'Quality', looks good and plays well enough.

While I'd not call the GTX 1060 a good gaming card, it certainly is 'good enough' for a vast majority of games at 1080P. It is certainly NOT 'junk' as some might describe it. This is so even though nVidia themselves do not seem to care or want to help uplift the performance of their own GTX cards. It seems all they care about is getting peeps to buy into their marketing that RT is the be all, and end all when it comes to gaming.

The GTX 1000 series are capable and good enough for rasterized gaming despite the lack of Tensor cores and for DLSS and RT. I'm awaiting the day when GPU's can do RT (NOT RTX) at native 4K with at least 100fps, then there'd be no need for upscaling tech like FSR and DLSS (necessary now as GPU's have not quite reach the level of 100fps + RT + 4K natively).