SURVEY RESULTS

This survey began on March 3rd, 2006. This page last updated: 7:37pm PST (03:37 GMT), April 04 2006 Unique Samples: 711302

Network Speed

Unspecified	84,451	11.87 %
33.6 Kbps	2,097	0.29 %
56.0 Kbps	14,575	2.05 %
112.0 Kbps	17,412	2.45 %
256.0 Kbps	121,831	17.13 %
768.0 Kbps	120,133	16.89 %
1,024.0 Kbps	58,803	8.27 %
2,048.0 Kbps	215,995	30.37 %
10,000.0 Kbps	75,984	10.68 %

System RAM

Less than 96 Mb	120	0.02 %
96 Mb to 127 Mb	2,130	0.30 %
128 Mb to 255 Mb	49,707	6.99 %
256 Mb to 511 Mb	243,412	34.22 %
512 Mb to 999 Mb	336,559	47.32 %
1 Gb to 1.49 Gb	27,070	3.81 %
1.5 Gb to 1.99 Gb	52,067	7.32 %
2.0 Gb and above	216	0.03 %

Processor Vendor

AMD128Azzith	1	0.00 %
AuthenticAMD	366,937	51.59 %
CentaurHauls	45	0.01 %
CyrixInstead	1	0.00 %
GenuineIntel	344,308	48.41 %
GenuineTMx86	3	0.00 %

Physical CPUs

1 cpu	692,686	97.38 %
2 cpus	18,578	2.61 %
4 cpus	31	0.00 %

Intel CPU Speeds

Below 1.4 Ghz	17,499	2.46 %
1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz	4,472	0.63 %
1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz	15,799	2.22 %
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz	28,226	3.97 %
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz	13,011	1.83 %
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz	74,819	10.52 %
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz	88,333	12.42 %
3.0 Ghz to 3.29 Ghz	78,940	11.10 %
3.3 Ghz to 3.69 Ghz	21,770	3.06 %
3.7 Ghz and above	1,430	0.20 %

AMD CPU Speeds

Below 1 Ghz	4,664	0.66 %
1 Ghz to 1.09 Ghz	4,194	0.59 %
1.1 Ghz to 1.19 Ghz	4,479	0.63 %
1.2 Ghz to 1.29 Ghz	5,829	0.82 %
1.3 Ghz to 1.39 Ghz	5,510	0.77 %
1.4 Ghz to 1.49 Ghz	9,903	1.39 %
1.5 Ghz to 1.69 Ghz	35,734	5.02 %
1.7 Ghz to 1.99 Ghz	94,386	13.27 %
2.0 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz	167,950	23.61 %
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz	30,727	4.32 %
2.7 Ghz to 2.99 Ghz	2,880	0.40 %
3.0 GHz and above	676	0.10 %

Video Card Driver Name

nv4_disp.dll	370,658	52.11 %
ati2dvag.dll	292,269	41.09 %
Other	48,354	6.80 %

Video Card Description

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 Series	78,439	11.03 %
ATI Radeon 9600 Series	56,484	7.94 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Series	48,838	6.87 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series	47,413	6.67 %
ATI Radeon 9800 Series	43,801	6.16 %
ATI Radeon X800 Series	40,302	5.67 %
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX	37,828	5.32 %
ATI Radeon 9200	34,663	4.87 %
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 Series	28,656	4.03 %
NVIDIA GeForce4 Series	21,008	2.95 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Series	17,319	2.43 %
ATI Radeon X700 Series	16,215	2.28 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500	15,973	2.25 %
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX	14,624	2.06 %
ATI Radeon X300	14,226	2.00 %
ATI Radeon 9550	13,650	1.92 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Series	13,630	1.92 %
ATI Radeon X600	11,889	1.67 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600	11,806	1.66 %
ATI Radeon 9500/9700	9,489	1.33 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Series	8,665	1.22 %
Intel 845	7,550	1.06 %
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9650/9700	6,775	0.95 %
ATI Radeon X850	5,629	0.79 %
ATI Radeon Xpress 200	5,503	0.77 %
NVIDIA GeForce3	5,048	0.71 %
Intel 82915G Express Family	4,325	0.61 %
ATI Radeon 9000	4,266	0.60 %
Other	87,268	12.27 %

Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 3 Path on Source (186012 of 711282 Total Users (26.15% of Total) )

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 Series	78,439	42.17 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series	47,413	25.49 %
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 Series	28,656	15.41 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Series	13,630	7.33 %
ATI Radeon X1600	2,234	1.20 %
ATI Radeon X1800	2,081	1.12 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL	1,748	0.94 %
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800	1,709	0.92 %
ATI Radeon X1900	1,698	0.91 %
ATI Radeon X1300	1,552	0.83 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6100	1,421	0.76 %
NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL	1,060	0.57 %
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Series	783	0.42 %
Other	3,588	1.93 %

Cards which default to DirectX 9 Shader Model 2 Path on Source (232866 of 711282 Total Users (32.74% of Total) )

ATI Radeon 9600 Series	56,484	24.26 %
ATI Radeon 9800 Series	43,801	18.81 %
ATI Radeon X800 Series	40,302	17.31 %
ATI Radeon X700 Series	16,215	6.96 %
ATI Radeon X300	14,226	6.11 %
ATI Radeon 9550	13,650	5.86 %
ATI Radeon X600	11,889	5.11 %
ATI Radeon 9500/9700	9,489	4.07 %
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9650/9700	6,775	2.91 %
ATI Radeon X850	5,629	2.42 %
ATI Radeon Xpress 200	5,503	2.36 %
ATI Mobility Radeon X600	2,458	1.06 %
Other	6,445	2.77 %

Cards which default to DirectX 8 Path on Source (179847 of 711282 Total Users (25.28% of Total) )

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Series	48,838	27.16 %
ATI Radeon 9200	34,663	19.27 %
NVIDIA GeForce4 Series	21,008	11.68 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Series	17,319	9.63 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500	15,973	8.88 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600	11,806	6.56 %
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Series	8,665	4.82 %
NVIDIA GeForce3	5,048	2.81 %
ATI Radeon 9000	4,266	2.37 %
Other	12,261	6.82 %

Cards which default to DirectX 7 Path on Source (77517 of 711282 Total Users (10.90% of Total) )

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX	37,828	48.80 %
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX	14,624	18.87 %
Intel 845	7,550	9.74 %
Intel 82915G Express Family	4,325	5.58 %
Intel 852/855	2,683	3.46 %
NVIDIA GeForce2	2,464	3.18 %
ATI Radeon 7000	1,996	2.57 %
ATI Radeon 7500	1,175	1.52 %
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500	1,046	1.35 %
NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go	882	1.14 %
Other	2,944	3.80 %

ATI Drivers (291553 of 711282 Total Users (40.99% of Total) )

6.14.10.6601 ( 2 / 22 / 2006 )	24,218	8.31 %
6.14.10.6599 ( 1 / 25 / 2006 )	35,904	12.31 %
6.14.10.6587 ( 1 / 5 / 2006 )	52,720	18.08 %
6.14.10.6583 ( 10 / 29 / 2005 )	12,442	4.27 %
6.14.10.6575 ( 9 / 15 / 2005 )	15,336	5.26 %
6.14.10.6571 ( 8 / 31 / 2005 )	12,048	4.13 %
6.14.10.6561 ( 8 / 4 / 2005 )	20,682	7.09 %
6.14.10.6553 ( 6 / 29 / 2005 )	12,373	4.24 %
6.14.10.6546 ( 5 / 4 / 2005 )	4,193	1.44 %
6.14.10.6542 ( 5 / 13 / 2005 )	5,201	1.78 %
6.14.10.6525 ( 3 / 22 / 2005 )	6,871	2.36 %
6.14.10.6517 ( 2 / 22 / 2005 )	7,792	2.67 %
6.14.10.6512 ( 1 / 20 / 2005 )	3,999	1.37 %
6.14.10.6505 ( 12 / 22 / 2004 )	4,341	1.49 %
6.14.10.6497 ( 12 / 1 / 2004 )	7,259	2.49 %
6.14.10.6490 ( 10 / 27 / 2004 )	3,363	1.15 %
6.14.10.6483 ( 12 / 4 / 2004 )	4,786	1.64 %
6.14.10.6476 ( 8 / 25 / 2004 )	9,274	3.18 %
6.14.10.6462 ( 8 / 4 / 2004 )	5,662	1.94 %
6.14.10.6458 ( 7 / 11 / 2004 )	4,857	1.67 %
6.14.10.6444 ( 4 / 22 / 2004 )	3,306	1.13 %
6.14.10.6387 ( 9 / 12 / 2003 )	3,105	1.06 %
Other	31,821	10.91 %

NVIDIA Drivers (368705 of 711282 Total Users (51.84% of Total) )

6.14.10.8421 ( 3 / 9 / 2006 )	13,241	3.59 %
6.14.10.8212 ( 12 / 19 / 2005 )	4,377	1.19 %
6.14.10.8198 ( 12 / 10 / 2005 )	114,554	31.07 %
6.14.10.8195 ( 11 / 11 / 2005 )	22,923	6.22 %
6.14.10.8194 ( 2 / 24 / 2006 )	5,402	1.47 %
6.14.10.8185 ( 10 / 11 / 2005 )	18,137	4.92 %
6.14.10.7801 ( 8 / 2 / 2005 )	21,721	5.89 %
6.14.10.7777 ( 7 / 21 / 2005 )	17,582	4.77 %
6.14.10.7772 ( 6 / 15 / 2005 )	8,900	2.41 %
6.14.10.7730 ( 5 / 12 / 2005 )	6,958	1.89 %
6.14.10.7189 ( 4 / 1 / 2005 )	9,268	2.51 %
6.14.10.7184 ( 2 / 24 / 2005 )	6,248	1.69 %
6.14.10.6693 ( 10 / 29 / 2004 )	11,514	3.12 %
6.14.10.5673 ( 8 / 4 / 2004 )	10,960	2.97 %
6.14.10.5216 ( 10 / 6 / 2003 )	6,271	1.70 %
6.14.10.4523 ( 7 / 28 / 2003 )	4,411	1.20 %
Other	86,238	23.39 %

4:3 Aspect Primary Displays (684805 of 711282 Total Users (96.28% of Total) )

11"	39	0.01 %
12"	590	0.09 %
13"	18,817	2.75 %
14"	23,248	3.39 %
15"	88,968	12.99 %
16"	235,968	34.46 %
17"	155,258	22.67 %
18"	70,014	10.22 %
19"	77,499	11.32 %
20"	12,964	1.89 %
21"	868	0.13 %
Over 21"	572	0.08 %

16:9 Aspect Primary Displays (22364 of 711282 Total Users (3.14% of Total) )

11"	1	0.00 %
12"	23	0.10 %
13"	406	1.82 %
14"	587	2.62 %
15"	5,635	25.20 %
16"	2,373	10.61 %
17"	3,147	14.07 %
18"	1,692	7.57 %
19"	1,576	7.05 %
20"	3,009	13.45 %
21"	789	3.53 %
22"	129	0.58 %
23"	585	2.62 %
24"	1,459	6.52 %
Over 24"	953	4.26 %

Bus Types (325306 NVIDIA Users)

AGP 2x	3,613	1.11 %
AGP 4x	67,973	20.90 %
AGP 8x	137,430	42.25 %
PCIe 8x	6,117	1.88 %
PCIe 16x	82,746	25.44 %
Other	1,503	0.46 %

AGP GART Settings (210390 NVIDIA AGP Users)

32 MB	4,875	2.32 %
64 MB	97,070	46.14 %
128 MB	82,037	38.99 %
256 MB	22,997	10.93 %
Other	2,002	0.95 %

Multi-GPU Systems (5494 of 711282 Total Users (0.77% of Total) )

NVIDIA SLI (2 GPUs)	5,395	98.20 %
ATI Crossfire (2 GPUs)	99	1.80 %

Monitor Refresh Rate (435087 Users)

60Hz	263,778	60.63 %
70Hz	9,361	2.15 %
72Hz	9,093	2.09 %
75Hz	85,612	19.68 %
85Hz	53,471	12.29 %
100Hz	11,100	2.55 %
Other	2,672	0.61 %

VRAM (697895 Users)

32 MB	19,876	2.85 %
64 MB	85,478	12.25 %
128 MB	314,104	45.01 %
256 MB	257,789	36.94 %
512 MB	7,261	1.04 %
Other	13,388	1.92 %

Desktop Bit Depth (435446 Users)

16 bits per pixel	23,938	5.50 %
32 bits per pixel	410,294	94.22 %

Primary Display Resolution (711288 Users)

800 x 600	24,212	3.40 %
1024 x 768	338,203	47.55 %
1152 x 864	55,772	7.84 %
1280 x 1024	256,850	36.11 %
1440 x 900	5,924	0.83 %
1600 x 1200	14,552	2.05 %
1680 x 1050	5,585	0.79 %
Other	10,190	1.43 %

Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution (17241 of 711282 Total Users (2.42% of Total) )

1600 x 600	125	0.73 %
1664 x 768	178	1.03 %
1824 x 768	728	4.22 %
1920 x 1024	188	1.09 %
1952 x 864	127	0.74 %
2048 x 768	3,488	20.23 %
2080 x 1024	627	3.64 %
2176 x 864	457	2.65 %
2304 x 1024	3,592	20.83 %
2432 x 1024	327	1.90 %
2560 x 1024	4,661	27.03 %
2624 x 1200	244	1.42 %
2880 x 1200	497	2.88 %
2960 x 1050	191	1.11 %
3200 x 1200	516	2.99 %
Other	1,295	7.51 %

MSAA - Percent of cards which support each MSAA level (some cards contribute to multiple rows)

2x	527,118	74.11 %
3x	106	0.01 %
4x	527,117	74.11 %
5x	4	0.00 %
6x	240,507	33.81 %
7x	4	0.00 %
8x	4	0.00 %
16x	1	0.00 %

Audio Devices (705759 Users)

Realtek AC97 Audio	180,761	25.61 %
SoundMAX Digital Audio	74,452	10.55 %
C-Media Wave Device	60,125	8.52 %
NVIDIA nForce Audio	49,951	7.08 %
SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio	23,739	3.36 %
Modem #0 Line Playback	20,177	2.86 %
Realtek HD Audio rear output	19,150	2.71 %
SB Audigy Audio	15,632	2.21 %
SB Live! Audio	14,386	2.04 %
SigmaTel Audio	12,028	1.70 %
Avance AC97 Audio	11,760	1.67 %
Bluetooth Audio	11,465	1.62 %
Creative Sound Blaster PCI	10,077	1.43 %
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit	9,653	1.37 %
Modem #1 Line Playback	8,904	1.26 %
Realtek HD Audio output	8,829	1.25 %
SB Live! Wave Device	8,749	1.24 %
Vinyl AC'97 Audio (WAVE)	8,421	1.19 %
SB Audigy 2 Audio	7,977	1.13 %
SB X-Fi Audio	7,828	1.11 %
Other	141,695	20.08 %

Windows Version

XP SP 2 (Build 2600)	585,484	82.31 %
XP SP 1 (Build 2600)	64,372	9.05 %
XP (Build 2600)	37,811	5.32 %
2000 SP 4 (Build 2195)	11,047	1.55 %
2003 SP 1 (Build 3790) 64 bit	5,597	0.79 %
98 SE	2,105	0.30 %
Me	1,493	0.21 %
2000 (Build 2195)	1,206	0.17 %
Other	2,179	0.31 %

Language

English	498,932	70.14 %
German	86,496	12.16 %
French	66,411	9.34 %
Russian	13,889	1.95 %
Portuguese	11,154	1.57 %
Korean (Adult)	11,056	1.55 %
Simplified Chinese	7,055	0.99 %
Traditional Chinese	4,816	0.68 %
Italian	3,621	0.51 %
Spanish	3,371	0.47 %
Japanese	2,828	0.40 %
Thai	1,023	0.14 %
Korean (Teen)	640	0.09 %
Unknown	5	0.00 %

Other Settings

RDTSC	711,301	100.00 %
CMOV	711,215	99.99 %
FCMOV	711,186	99.98 %
SSE	700,697	98.51 %
SSE2	510,825	71.82 %
3DNOW	366,964	51.59 %
HyperThreading	163,877	23.04 %
NTFS	658,058	92.51 %

Drive Type

Undetermined	9,729	1.37 %
CD-Rom	48,358	6.80 %
DVD	653,205	91.83 %
Undetermined	5	0.00 %

Free Hard Drive Space

Less than 1Gb	6,247	0.88 %
1Gb to 4.99 Gb	47,795	6.72 %
5Gb to 9.9 Gb	58,874	8.28 %
10 Gb to 19.9 Gb	96,248	13.53 %
20 Gb to 29.9 Gb	76,801	10.80 %
30 Gb to 39.9 Gb	64,053	9.01 %
40 Gb to 49.9 Gb	52,976	7.45 %
50 Gb to 59.9 Gb	47,507	6.68 %
60 Gb to 69.9 Gb	37,440	5.26 %
70 Gb to 79.9 Gb	28,843	4.05 %
80 Gb to 89.9 Gb	23,528	3.31 %
90 Gb to 99.9 Gb	23,850	3.35 %
100 Gb to 109.9 Gb	20,151	2.83 %
110 Gb to 119.9 Gb	19,086	2.68 %
120 Gb to 129.9 Gb	16,517	2.32 %
130 Gb to 139.9 Gb	14,080	1.98 %
140 Gb to 149.9 Gb	10,686	1.50 %
150 Gb to 159.9 Gb	10,506	1.48 %
160 Gb to 169.9 Gb	8,192	1.15 %
170 Gb to 179.9 Gb	6,831	0.96 %
180 Gb to 189.9 Gb	5,625	0.79 %
190 Gb to 199.9 Gb	5,788	0.81 %
200 Gb to 209.9 Gb	5,084	0.71 %
210 Gb to 219.9 Gb	4,780	0.67 %
220 Gb to 229.9 Gb	3,051	0.43 %
230 Gb to 239.9 Gb	2,890	0.41 %
240 Gb to 249.9 Gb	946	0.13 %
250 Gb to 259.9 Gb	984	0.14 %
Above 250 Gb	5,467	0.77 %

Total Hard Drive Space

1Gb to 9.9 Gb	1,381	0.19 %
10 Gb to 19.9 Gb	9,879	1.39 %
20 Gb to 29.9 Gb	7,475	1.05 %
30 Gb to 39.9 Gb	62,937	8.85 %
40 Gb to 49.9 Gb	3,611	0.51 %
50 Gb to 59.9 Gb	32,895	4.62 %
60 Gb to 69.9 Gb	3,949	0.56 %
70 Gb to 79.9 Gb	143,715	20.20 %
80 Gb to 89.9 Gb	4,236	0.60 %
90 Gb to 99.9 Gb	14,558	2.05 %
100 Gb to 109.9 Gb	4,674	0.66 %
110 Gb to 119.9 Gb	75,900	10.67 %
120 Gb to 129.9 Gb	2,198	0.31 %
130 Gb to 139.9 Gb	15,797	2.22 %
140 Gb to 149.9 Gb	15,462	2.17 %
150 Gb to 159.9 Gb	84,141	11.83 %
160 Gb to 169.9 Gb	2,172	0.31 %
170 Gb to 179.9 Gb	4,960	0.70 %
180 Gb to 189.9 Gb	6,684	0.94 %
190 Gb to 199.9 Gb	53,126	7.47 %
200 Gb to 209.9 Gb	3,258	0.46 %
210 Gb to 219.9 Gb	2,756	0.39 %
220 Gb to 229.9 Gb	10,771	1.51 %
230 Gb to 239.9 Gb	41,821	5.88 %
240 Gb to 249.9 Gb	2,278	0.32 %
250 Gb to 259.9 Gb	1,630	0.23 %
Above 250 Gb	96,573	13.58 %