Market Analysis Gaming PC Index Best value Prices by country Launch price tracker
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
+8.1%
Esports and most new games at 1080p
€1,679
was €1,553 on 25 Aug
Change since 25 Aug: +8.1%
−10%
0%
+10%
+20%
25 Aug
1 Oct
12 Nov
Mid-range for 1440p
+10%
Most new games at 1440p on high settings
€2,552
was €2,315 on 25 Aug
Change since 25 Aug: +10%
−5%
0%
+5%
+10%
+15%
25 Aug
5 Oct
12 Nov
High-end for 4K
+23%
4K gaming and heavy ray tracing
€4,047
was €3,300 on 21 Aug
Change since 21 Aug: +23%
0%
+10%
+20%
+30%
21 Aug
1 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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