--- title: Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam... description: An analysis of Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey argues that 58.1% of Steam users own GPUs without frame generation support, based on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam gamers got left behind | daily.dev og:description: An analysis of Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey argues that 58.1% of Steam users own GPUs without frame generation support, based on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nreyGWlcE.png og:image:alt: Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam gamers got left behind og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam gamers got left behind **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An analysis of Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey argues that 58.1% of Steam users own GPUs without frame generation support, based on cross-referencing RTX 40/50-series (34%), AMD RX 6000/7000/9000-series (7.6%), and Intel Arc (0.3%) adoption. The piece contends the industry increasingly treats frame generation as a performance baseline rather than a bonus, leaving a majority of gamers without access to it despite AMD's AFMF proving driver-level frame gen can reach older hardware. It calls for clearer separation between rendered and generated frame counts in marketing and reviews, and for performance targets to be based on rendered frames rather than generated ones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of Steam users have GPUs that support frame generation? Roughly 42% of Steam users have GPUs with some form of frame generation support, based on cross-referencing Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey. This includes RTX 40- and 50-series cards at about 34%, AMD RX 6000/7000/9000-series cards at 7.6%, and Intel Arc at roughly 0.3%, leaving about 58% without access. _daily.dev surfaces GPU and graphics-tech coverage for developers tracking hardware trends behind gaming performance._ ### Can older AMD GPUs use frame generation without RTX 40 or 50 series hardware? Yes, AMD's driver-level AFMF (AMD Fluid Motion Frames) brings frame generation to considerably older hardware, unlike Nvidia's approach which ties DLSS frame generation to specific RTX generations. This shows frame generation availability is determined more by which GPU ecosystem was chosen than by raw silicon capability. _Readers comparing GPU ecosystems and driver features can follow this kind of hardware analysis on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Steam Survey shows exactly how Nvidia gets away with smaller GPU upgrades](https://daily.dev/posts/the-steam-survey-shows-exactly-how-nvidia-gets-away-with-smaller-gpu-upgrades-ozvln9wek) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Over 40% of Steam gamers are still using RTX 30 and 40 GPUs, and DLSS is a big reason why](https://daily.dev/posts/over-40-of-steam-gamers-are-still-using-rtx-30-and-40-gpus-and-dlss-is-a-big-reason-why-sttle7wmn) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [18 months later, the RTX 50 series' biggest feature is still waiting for games that don't exist](https://daily.dev/posts/18-months-later-the-rtx-50-series-biggest-feature-is-still-waiting-for-games-that-don-t-exist-7zwo1cbmf) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Frame generation made your weak GPU look stronger, but at what cost?](https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-made-your-weak-gpu-look-stronger-but-at-what-cost--iyh0fkupx) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Nvidia thinks my RTX 20-series GPU is too old for frame generation, but I use it through lossless scaling anyway](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-thinks-my-rtx-20-series-gpu-is-too-old-for-frame-generation-but-i-use-it-through-lossless-sc-3otav8jn5) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#amd](https://daily.dev/tags/amd) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam gamers got left behind","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T16:02:47.577Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T16:03:15.341Z","description":"An analysis of Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey argues that 58.1% of Steam users own GPUs without frame generation support, based on...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/63eb1f63cff9764938f122678d3b741a?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/63eb1f63cff9764938f122678d3b741a?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gaming,nvidia,gpu,amd","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Frame generation became the baseline, and 58% of Steam gamers got left behind"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-became-the-baseline-and-58-of-steam-gamers-got-left-behind-nreygwlce#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What percentage of Steam users have GPUs that support frame generation?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Roughly 42% of Steam users have GPUs with some form of frame generation support, based on cross-referencing Steam's July 2026 Hardware and Software Survey. 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