Composition of the TweakGearPro Hardware Coverage
An original descriptive study of the component coverage in the TweakGearPro open hardware dataset. Counts are taken directly from the catalog; no market-share, performance or sales claims are derived.
Key findings
- GPUs dominate the catalog: desktop GPU (102) and CPU (85) together account for 59.2% of all components.
- Three vendors — NVIDIA (100), AMD (92) and Intel (50) — make up 76.6% of the set.
- The catalog is recent-hardware heavy: 146 of 316 components launched in 2020–2023.
- Relative-performance tiers run from 5 to 100 (average 61.5), reflecting a curated spread of budget to flagship parts.
Results — category coverage
Number of components in each of the 9 categories.
| Category | Components | Of 316 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 85 | 26.9% |
| Desktop GPU | 102 | 32.3% |
| Laptop GPU | 33 | 10.4% |
| AI GPU | 21 | 6.6% |
| SSD | 15 | 4.7% |
| PSU | 15 | 4.7% |
| RAM | 15 | 4.7% |
| Cooler | 15 | 4.7% |
| Monitor | 15 | 4.7% |
Results — brand coverage
Top vendors by component count (37 brands total).
| Brand | Components | Of 316 |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 100 | 31.6% |
| AMD | 92 | 29.1% |
| Intel | 50 | 15.8% |
| Corsair | 9 | 2.8% |
| Crucial | 6 | 1.9% |
| Samsung | 6 | 1.9% |
| Kingston | 4 | 1.3% |
| be quiet! | 4 | 1.3% |
| G.Skill | 4 | 1.3% |
| WD | 3 | 0.9% |
Results — release-year coverage
Number of components by launch year (2006–2025).
| Year | Components | Of 316 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 4 | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 8 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 6 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 12 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 11 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 8 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 16 | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 11 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 21 | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 32 | 10.1% |
| 2021 | 39 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 38 | 12.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | 11.7% |
| 2024 | 24 | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 21 | 6.6% |
Method
- Read the 316-component catalog from the in-repo hardware source.
- Tally components per category, per brand and per release year.
- Report each tally as a count and as a share of the 316-component sample.
- Summarize the relative-performance tier spread (min, max, average).
The aggregation is reproducible from the downloadable JSON linked on the dataset citation page.
Limitations
- The sample is a curated coverage set of popular components, not a random or complete catalog.
- Brand and category labels follow the source data and may group sub-brands differently.
- Coverage counts describe this list and are not market-share estimates.
- Relative-performance tiers are planning estimates, not measured benchmark scores.
Reuse and citation
Suggested citation: The TweakGearPro Editorial Team. “Composition of the TweakGearPro Hardware Coverage.” TweakGearPro, updated September 12, 2026. When reusing the figures, preserve the sample description, the retrieval date and the limitations above.
Download and cite the underlying dataset or browse the hardware catalog.
Sources and provenance
- Component specs via vendor datasheets and the TechPowerUp database, retrieved 2026-08-29.
- Analysis performed by the TweakGearPro Editorial Team on September 12, 2026.