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What a gaming PC costs on average
A complete build: graphics card, processor and 32GB DDR5 kit at this week’s typical low price, plus estimates (marked ~) for motherboard, storage, power supply and case.
US CA UK DE FR NL
1M 3M 6M 1Y All Custom
Entry for 1080p
+6.5%
Esports and most new games at 1080p
€1,663
was €1,561 on 14 Oct
Change since 14 Oct: +6.5%
−5%
0%
+5%
+10%
14 Oct
28 Oct
12 Nov
Mid-range for 1440p
+1.6%
Most new games at 1440p on high settings
€2,403
was €2,365 on 16 Oct
Change since 16 Oct: +1.6%
0%
+5%
16 Oct
29 Oct
12 Nov
High-end for 4K
+8.9%
4K gaming and heavy ray tracing
€3,813
was €3,500 on 14 Oct
Change since 14 Oct: +8.9%
0%
+5%
+10%
+15%
14 Oct
28 Oct
12 Nov
What most players have
The most common graphics cards and memory sizes in the Steam Hardware Survey, October 2026.
Graphics cards
RTX 3060 3.8% RTX 5070 3.8% RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 3.6% RTX 4060 3.5% RTX 3050 3.3% RTX 5060 3.2%
System memory
16 GB 41.4% 32 GB 37.1% 8 GB 7.5% 64 GB 3.9%
Source: Steam Hardware & Software Survey , share of surveyed Steam users.
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