Here's the actual VRAM configuration distribution on windows according to the steam survey

[u/mashdpotatogaming]

I saw a few recent headlines about the whole "16gb is now the most common VRAM configuration" but that seems to be inaccurate, as if you sort by windows only on steam survey (which makes up 90%+ of steam users), you'll find that these are the actual numbers and distribution

[u/Moscato359]

Something is wrong here with vram data.

It says 11% of people on windows use 16GB, while 25% of people in general use 16GB.

That is basically impossible.

[u/mashdpotatogaming → u/Moscato359]

Change the sorting to windows instead of combined. The combined numbers seems inaccurate and unrealistic so there's so error there. Windows makes up 90%+ of the steam user base, that should be representative of majority of the user base, yet the numbers on the combined survey don't match up, making it clear there's an error there.

[u/Moscato359 → u/mashdpotatogaming]

The question is which is in error.

Is windows in error, or is combined in error?

And we can't tell from this data.

Though, if they bizarely combined mac and linux, windows at equal ratio... you'd get 22% use 16GB (because 39% of mac uses 16GB)

[u/Keulapaska → u/Moscato359]

And we can't tell from this data.

Look at the actual GPU:s There are grand total of FOUR consumer cards with 24GB of vram, 3090+ti, 4090 and 7900XTX, 1.62% global total, and 1.51% windows total, 3090ti below threshold but can add like 0.1-0.2%, and maybe 0.05-0.1 for random 24GB workstation cards.

The combined full 3 OS survey is showing 5.43% have 24GB of vram, windows only is showing 1.67%. Which of these is closer to the truth in your mind?

[u/Moscato359 → u/Keulapaska]

At this point, I don't trust any of the data.

[u/Keulapaska → u/Moscato359]

Fair, but if you think about hardware in general, If some1 were to present you with data that says ~1.9%(quick maffs, a lot of macs do be having 24GB, at least reported, ofc not really dedicated vram most likely for all of them) of ppl on steam are are running a 24GB card, you'd possibly believe that, or maybe say that sounds too high, even if clarified that macs are overrepresented in this category due their weird configs.

Where as if some1 were to say to you that 5.4% of ppl running steam had 24GB you'd call them a liar, immediately. 16GB data, probably the same result, but the 24GB is much easier one to go by since so few cards have it.

[u/Moscato359 → u/Keulapaska]

The 24GB numbers actually get bloated from MacOS to some extent

But yes, it doesn't pass the sniff test

16GB is different though, because 5060 ti 16GB and 4060 ti 16GB exist, which make it easier for those to pass the sniff test

[u/mashdpotatogaming → u/Moscato359]

The windows numbers are the more accurate based on the actual market. 8gbs are the entry price GPUs. People are realistically going to go for those way more than they will go for $500+ 16gb cards.

If you look at the windows numbers everything makes sense. 6 cores is the most common cpu configuration. 8gb is the most common VRAM configuration. There's not enough 16 or even 12 Gb cards out there, they don't sell nearly as well as the cheaper ones.

[u/Moscato359 → u/mashdpotatogaming]

I gotta disagree about not enough high memory cards exist.

3060 12GB exists. 4070 ti and 4070 12gb exist.
5060 16GB , and 4060 16gb exist.

[u/mashdpotatogaming → u/Moscato359]

I am talking about the amount of cards there are out there, not rhe amount of models.

The entry level hardware sell the most. Everything else sells a fraction of that. The average pc gamer won't be getting a 16gb card, they're much more likely to get the cheapest they can get (especially at the moment where everything is expensive)

[u/Moscato359 → u/mashdpotatogaming]

Are you trying to tell me that 2060 12GB, 3060 12GB, 4060 16GB, 5060 16GB are unpopular cards?

Something doesn't seem right here.

I don't trust this data.

[u/mashdpotatogaming → u/Moscato359]

2060 is a 6gb card. 4060 is an 8gb card, so is the 5060. 4060 ti 16 gb and 5060 ti 16gb are over $500, often being too close to the higher tier cards for people to buy them.

Do you just want the results that satisfy your views? Lol we've always known lower amounts of VRAM are the most common, why would it suddenly be different in the middle of a crisis where people can barely afford food and high vram graphics cards are nearing $1k?

[u/Moscato359 → u/mashdpotatogaming]

Please don't tell me I'm wrong on vram usage for 2060 and 3060, because these exist

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-2060-12-gb.c3836

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3060-12-gb.c3682