Valve releases a second more detailed survey

[softpain]

http://steampowered.com/status/survey.html

Unique Samples: 112650

System RAM

256 Mb to 511 Mb = 32.22 %
512 Mb to 999 Mb = 48.52 %
1 Gb to 1.49 Gb = 4.23 %
1.5 Gb to 1.99 Gb = 8.47 %
2.0 Gb and above = 0.04 %


Intel CPU Speeds

Below 1.4 Ghz = 2.40 %
1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz = 0.65 %
1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz = 2.16 %
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz = 3.90 %
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz = 1.99 %
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz = 10.92 %
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz = 13.12 %
3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz = 11.43 %
3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz = 3.04 %
3.7 Ghz and above = 0.25 %

AMD CPU Speeds

1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz = 4.33 %
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz = 12.21 %
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz = 23.19 %
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz = 5.38 %
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz = 0.60 %
3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz = 0.11 %
3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz = 0.03 %

Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 3 Path on Source 26.91% of Total

Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 2 Path on Source 32.40% of Total

Cards which default to DirectX 8 Path on Source 24.16% of Total

Cards which default to DirectX 7 Path on Source 11.45% of Total


4:3 Aspect Primary Displays 96.38% of Total

13" = 2.20 %
14" = 3.66 %
15" = 13.28 %
16" = 36.02 %
17" = 21.26 %
18" = 10.41 %
19" = 10.59 %
20" = 2.29 %
21" = 0.12 %
22" = 0.04 %
23" = 0.00 %


16:9 Aspect Primary Displays (3.14% of Total)


AGP 2x = 0.96 %
AGP 4x = 20.24 %
AGP 8x = 42.50 %
PCIe 16x = 25.23 %


CRT = 88.12 %
LCD = 9.92 %


Multi-GPU Systems (956 of 107016 Total Users (0.89% of Total) )

NVIDIA SLI (2 GPUs) = 98.01 %
ATI Crossfire (2 GPUs) = 1.99 %

Monitor Refresh Rate (65809 Users)

60Hz = 59.02 %
70Hz = 2.16 %
72Hz = 2.24 %
75Hz = 19.82 %
85Hz = 13.22 %
100Hz = 2.87 %

VRAM (105263 Users)

32 MB = 2.92 %
64 MB = 12.10 %
96 MB = 0.68 %
128 MB = 43.36 %
256 MB = 38.50 %
512 MB = 0.94 %

Primary Display Resolution (107021 Users)
800 x 600 = 3.85 %
1024 x 768 = 48.25 %
1152 x 864 = 7.79 %
1280 x 1024 = 34.76 %
1440 x 900 = 0.73 %
1600 x 1200 = 2.31 %
1680 x 1050 = 0.85 %
1920 x 1200 = 0.64 %

[Bar81]

Umm, I'm reserving my spot for the G80 reviews thread as of now

[mnewxcv]

i dont get what those #'s mean at all.

edit: OH!

[bullet2urbrain]

my system obliterates those ratings.. i think that was a dumb idea nor do i remember ever getting a survey.. i think a better survey would be the Stress test data that you can upload to steam..

im curious to know if anyone can break 250 or 300 fps @ Max details.

[Tuvok-LuR-]

60Hz = 59.02 %

omg

[[XC] leviathan18]

that means 60% or uses lcd or they dont know about hz lol

[nn_step]

that means 60% or uses lcd or they dont know about hz lol

I think they know that 60hz actually hurtz them if they use a CRT

[einCe]

my system obliterates those ratings.. i think that was a dumb idea nor do i remember ever getting a survey.. i think a better survey would be the Stress test data that you can upload to steam..

im curious to know if anyone can break 250 or 300 fps @ Max details.

632 fps max 1280

[sky]

a few things i wonder about after reading those #'s
a) what kinda cpus are the remaining 4.29% using
b) is there actually 16" displays? i thought it was either 15" or 17" and i was
really surprise to see that 19" and above are only like 13%.
c) 60hz??? wtf. the crappy fsc tft i'm sitting in front currently runs something
above 70hz, 72 or 75 iirc. so maybe there's lotsa folks that still don't know
about the 60hz bug of old? how long has that been known now? 3 years at
least, eh? (i mean, there's 88% crt's - so it couldn't be just tfts... doh!)
d) only 4.53 percent of players use resolutions above 1280?

but if this is some benchmark to compare the gaming power out there, i guess
we'll get lots of different detailsettings for future games and most of us
around here should be good to crank the eyecandy up to whatever is offered


yay

[bullet2urbrain]

a) what kinda cpus are the remaining 4.29% using

Cithrix Lol

[perkam]

Thread Edited For Clarity.

Perkam

[nn_step]

Thread Edited For Clarity.

Perkam

Thank you man

[Revv23]

my system obliterates those ratings.. i think that was a dumb idea nor do i remember ever getting a survey.. i think a better survey would be the Stress test data that you can upload to steam..

im curious to know if anyone can break 250 or 300 fps @ Max details.

I dont see why valve would release a benchmark... to tell them what? that someones computer can run xxxfps?

You think that they dont know what thier engine can run? you think they cant figure out how a 3ghz amd with 2gb of ram will run?

Trust me they know how computers run the engine, what they want to see is what computers actually are running the engine. this is one of the most usefull surveys in computer development, every developer in the world should be looking at these, valve should be charging people to see this data. It is the most clear cut view a developer can get on how software runs on an average persons PC.

[Frodin]

I remember being asked to participate in this survey several times when logging into Steam. I find the information interesting, although perhaps not that useful to me.
But reading how few actually have CPUs in the same mhz-territory (0,60%) or above as yourself can really pat your ego I guess

[krille]

Processor Vendor

• AuthenticAMD -- 133,535 --- 52.71 %
• GenuineIntel --- 119,807 --- 47.29 %

Video Card Driver Name

• nv4_disp.dll --- 132,891 --- 52.46 %
• ati2dvag.dll --- 105,087 --- 41.48 %

Guess the average CS gamer knows both TWITBP and what plays it best. Together GARGANTUAN GREEN GOBLIN!! (<-- note: green smiley)