It’s been three months since AMD launched its Radeon RX 9070 series, and you’d think by now they should showi up somewhere—anywhere—on Steam’s monthly Hardware Survey. But as of the latest data, they’re still missing from the list. Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, the new kid on the block has already elbowed its way into the charts with an acceptable 0.21% share. Not huge but something, which is more than AMD’s RDNA 4 cards can say.
To be clear, Steam’s Hardware Survey isn’t a precise reflection of the real GPU market. It relies entirely on users who participate in data collection, so the numbers can be somewhat skewed depending on who participates and when. That said, the absence of AMD’s latest flagship cards, for the third survey in a row, is raising some eyebrows.
AMD’s current RDNA 4 lineup is slim, with only the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT officially out. The RX 9060 XT is expected to hit shelves within a few days but for now, those two are all Team Red has in the running. Despite supposedly decent sales in retail channels (they are being bought but just not enough to make a dent in this data), neither model has earned a spot on the Steam charts; not even a blip.
You’d think after three months, somebody would’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 or Helldivers 2 on an RX 9070 and shown up in the data.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA is Enjoying the Party with Decent Chart Numbers for Its RTX 50 Lineup
NVIDIA’s latest RTX 50 series is filling out nicely, with multiple SKUs already released including 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5070, 5060 Ti, and 5060. Though not every single one of those is lighting the charts on fire, they have appeared, which means gamers are buying, installing, and using them in Steam-supported setups.
The standout newcomer is the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, which recently made its debut on the Steam Hardware Survey in May with a 0.21% share. It’s doing what AMD’s RX 9070 series hasn’t managed to do yet—exist in the data. Even the high-end RTX 5090 is missing, which can be due to price or limited availability. But unlike AMD’s graphics cards, Team Green has multiple models that fill the lower to midrange space, and it gives them more reason they be seen in usage surveys like Steam’s.
Is it possible that RX 9070 is hiding in “Other”? Possibly but unlikely in any meaningful way. The “Other” category in the Steam GPU breakdown holds a vague but major 9.32% share. Could the RX 9070 be in there somewhere, swimming in a sea of niche and older cards? Technically, yes. But for AMD’s latest cards not to even probably break 0.15% stats, especially considering how limited the RDNA 4 lineup currently is.
If these cards are being bought in decent numbers and some retailers suggest they are, it might only be a case of low survey participation from AMD users, or GPUs finding more life in non-Steam systems and workstations. But that’s speculation until the company shares hard data.
Right now, Steam’s charts don’t paint a flattering picture for AMD’s RX 9070 series. With NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti already claiming a spot within a short release period, it’s clear who’s getting out of the gate faster considering market visibility. Be it a matter of adoption, availability, or survey sampling, AMD has some ground to make up.
Until we see the RX 9070 or the upcoming RX 9060 XT get their slot in usage data, it’s hard to guess how these graphics cards perform outside of store shelves. Steam’s Hardware Survey may not be gospel, but right now, it’s the scoreboard we have in record and for Team Red, there’s nothing to say.
