So, 16GB of VRAM looks set to move into second place in the graphics card memory charts, as early as February’s results. Unless there is another inflection or bump in the trends…
Last but not least, please remember that the SHWS figures aren’t definitive, as the disappearance of the RX 9070 XT shows. They are just an indicator of trends among active Steam gamers, snapshotted that month. Sometimes big events in the Steam marketplace, like a country being added to the survey, can nudge the results more than usual, and the way the charts are compiled is quite opaque. Other factors, like seasonality and big game releases, can also impact the data.
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Jabberwocky79 How does the 9070XT disappear from the list? Does Steam throw out results from previous surveys and only show a current snapshot of the random users that were surveyed in the current round? I always thought of the hardware survey as an aggregate, but maybe that isn't the case… that's the only way for these numbers to make sense. Reply
edzieba Jabberwocky79 said: How does the 9070XT disappear from the list? Does Steam throw out results from previous surveys and only show a current snapshot of the random users that were surveyed in the current round? I always thought of the hardware survey as an aggregate, but maybe that isn't the case… that's the only way for these numbers to make sense. It's a monthly sampling. Valve are entirely opaque as to how that sampling actually works (moving average window size, percentage of Steam population that gets surveyed, weighting of sampling by region, etc). Reply
LordVile Jabberwocky79 said: How does the 9070XT disappear from the list? Does Steam throw out results from previous surveys and only show a current snapshot of the random users that were surveyed in the current round? I always thought of the hardware survey as an aggregate, but maybe that isn't the case… that's the only way for these numbers to make sense. You are talking about a company that can’t count to 3 Reply
DS426 SHWS data is certainly limited in value. 1 GB, 2 GB, 3 GB, and 4 GB VRAM GPU's all had gains in January. Nice. Reply
Jabberwocky79 DS426 said: SHWS data is certainly limited in value. 1 GB, 2 GB, 3 GB, and 4 GB VRAM GPU's all had gains in January. Nice. :ROFLMAO: Reply
salgado18 edzieba said: It's a monthly sampling. Valve are entirely opaque as to how that sampling actually works (moving average window size, percentage of Steam population that gets surveyed, weighting of sampling by region, etc). I really respect Valve for all that it is and has achieved, but I also really doubt they use actual statistics concepts for these surveys. It feels more like "ok, lets get some random users and do some math with them, because reading everyone, saving their hardware, and monitoring for changes is too much work". Reply
Shiznizzle salgado18 said: I really respect Valve for all that it is and has achieved, but I also really doubt they use actual statistics concepts for these surveys. It feels more like "ok, lets get some random users and do some math with them, because reading everyone, saving their hardware, and monitoring for changes is too much work". I dont understand why the survey has to be voluntary. Make everybody submit. At least then the numbers are reflective of what is happening on the platform as opposed to some random number of users who submitted based upon some RNG chance of getting the invite. unrelated. "Moreover, the RDNA4 Radeon has appeared with more of a whimper than a bang, turning up with just a 0.16% market share, still less than Nvidia's 2014 GeForce GT 730." yeah but my 9060XT 16GB puts that GT 730 to shame. Was wondering why my card was not showing up 4 or more months now after i bought it Reply
thestryker Jabberwocky79 said: How does the 9070XT disappear from the list? Does Steam throw out results from previous surveys and only show a current snapshot of the random users that were surveyed in the current round? I always thought of the hardware survey as an aggregate, but maybe that isn't the case… that's the only way for these numbers to make sense. The hardware survey is a current extrapolation. The biggest issue here is that Valve doesn't have any sort of restrictions on the data pool. Hypothetically I could see one survey a year and you could see one each month. This is how we end up seeing spikes of varying sorts randomly appearing over the years. They use proper statistics methodologies for the survey it's just the data itself is suspect. As long as the hardware survey is a random, voluntary, sampling without ensuring the input data is good it's of limited use. Reply
mormodra I have a 9070XT and I am not that special… so I imagine those numbers are significantly higher. Reply
Treggs mormodra said: I have a 9070XT and I am not that special… so I imagine those numbers are significantly higher. Yeah its is significantly higher what the media always fail to mention or probably dont even do the research to learn is, if you have an x3d chip with intergrated gpu and you have a 9000 series gpu then because of a bug in the steam servey the igpu shows up instead of the 9000 series card. Reply
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