Market Analysis

Gaming PC Index

A mid-range gaming PC costs about CA$3,384 in Canada today, up 4.6% since 22 Sep 2026.

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.

Entry for 1080p

+7.4%

Esports and most new games at 1080p

CA$2,325 was CA$2,165 on 22 Sep

Change since 22 Sep: +7.4% 0% +5% +10% 22 Sep 13 Oct 12 Nov

Mid-range for 1440p

+4.6%

Most new games at 1440p on high settings

CA$3,384 was CA$3,235 on 22 Sep

Change since 22 Sep: +4.6% −5% 0% +5% +10% 22 Sep 17 Oct 12 Nov

High-end for 4K

+12%

4K gaming and heavy ray tracing

CA$5,515 was CA$4,915 on 22 Sep

Change since 22 Sep: +12% 0% +10% +20% 22 Sep 17 Oct 12 Nov

What most players have

The most common graphics cards and memory sizes in the Steam Hardware Survey, October 2026.

Graphics cards

  1. RTX 30603.8%
  2. RTX 50703.8%
  3. RTX 4060 Laptop GPU3.6%
  4. RTX 40603.5%
  5. RTX 30503.3%
  6. RTX 50603.2%

System memory

  1. 16 GB41.4%
  2. 32 GB37.1%
  3. 8 GB7.5%
  4. 64 GB3.9%

Source: Steam Hardware & Software Survey, share of surveyed Steam users.

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