We’ve recently been running a poll on the site to figure out what PC gamers (or just PC users in general) plan to have in their builds in 2026. Although we’ll keep the poll up and running if you still want to have your say, plenty of people have been leaning towards AMD hardware. This was to be expected on the CPU side of things, given the massive lead AMD currently enjoys in DIY processor sales, especially among gamers who gravitate towards the X3D series of chips.

However, many of our readers also favor AMD GPUs, with a close split between the Team Red and Team Green in their choice of graphics card – that’s despite Nvidia reportedly holding onto much of the GPU market share, at 92% as of December 2025. According to the poll, nearly 40% of respondents will be using an all-AMD CPU and GPU combo in 2026.

All-AMD build proves to be a popular choice

According to the poll, 41% of PC Guide readers choose to see an AMD and Nvidia combo for the processor and graphics card, respectively. Trailing closely behind, with 37% of the vote, is an all-AMD build. For Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs, this drops to 15%, while all other options polled lower than 5%.

Of course, this poll does not represent all PC users – not even close – but it is an interesting insight nonetheless. According to Steam’s monthly survey, the RTX 3060 is still the most popular graphics card, and it was only this month that we finally saw AMD’s RX 9070 appear in the list, though it should be noted that Radeon GPUs do seem to have problems registering on the Steam survey, with many simply listed under the generic ‘AMD Radeon Graphics’ entry.

We’ve recently seen an all-AMD build being benchmarked in SteamOS and Windows, and with more and more people turning to Linux as an alternative to Windows, we can expect to see AMD hardware continue to be favored thanks to better compatibility and support. It’s also worth Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine (which runs on the Linux-based SteamOS) will also use a semi-custom AMD APU, so expect to see Linux numbers grow even higher in 2026.

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Jack Goodall

At PC Guide, Jack is mostly responsible for reporting on hardware deals. He also specializes in monitors, TVs, and headsets and can be found putting his findings together in a review or best-of guide.