AMD GPUs Are Gaining Popularity, With 9070 XT Now AMD's Top Card on Steam

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AMD graphics cards are finally making an impact on the global gaming scene. After years of Nvidia nudging it to under 10% of the desktop and mobile gaming space, AMD has clawed its way to almost 19% of the Steam Hardware Survey. In a surprise move for a high-end card, AMD's top GPU is the flagship RX 9070 XT.

Nvidia absolutely dominates PC gaming, but with its RTX 50-series pricing so high, Team Red's comparatively affordable options have started to make inroads into Nvidia's heartlands while it's busy selling GPUs to data centers.

The RX 9070 XT is now in the top 25 of all Steam gamer GPUs, with 1.46% of users on the card. That's not quite enough to supplant gamers using AMD's onboard Radeon integrated GPUs, but it's close. The next most popular AMD GPU is the RX 9060 XT, with 0.8% of the market.

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