The much-anticipated NVIDIA RTX 50 series has officially surfaced in April’s Steam hardware survey , marking its presence in the gaming ecosystem. However, despite being on the market for four months, these GPUs have yet to claim dominant positions among users. Slow Uptake—Is Cost a Factor? While NVIDIA's latest generation is now being tracked, adoption remains lukewarm. Several new RTX 50 models have appeared, including the RTX 5080 (0.38%) , RTX 5070 Ti (0.28%) , and RTX 5070 (0.38%) , yet their penetration is still relatively minor given Steam’s enormous user base. However, even small percentages represent hundreds of thousands of users. Meanwhile, AMD’s RX 9000 series remains absent from the survey despite initial enthusiasm around its launch. This raises questions—are supply chain issues limiting availability, or is demand weaker than anticipated? The Market Landscape—NVIDIA Still Dominant Despite slower adoption for the latest GPUs, NVIDIA continues to dominate the mar...