By Darren Allan
There’s some exciting news for those who have a VR headset and enjoy SteamVR games, as Valve has just introduced a new auto-resolution feature which intelligently adjusts the resolution to match the power of your graphics card.
The feature is in beta testing right now, but it should be a major boon to those with a lesser GPU, as it will be able to adjust the resolution to keep things running smoothly – which is, of course, a key consideration for VR and avoiding nausea or other unpleasantness that might be caused by choppy frame rates.
This is particularly aimed at those purchasing new headsets with amped-up resolutions like the HTC Vive Pro and various Windows Mixed Reality efforts. It’s expensive enough to buy the headset itself without having to upgrade your GPU to cope, as well – and with the new auto-resolution capability, a lesser graphics card will still be able to manage.
Naturally, you’ll still get a better experience in terms of graphics detail with a faster GPU, although that’s always been the case when it comes to PC gaming. Note that the system won’t down-tune your resolution to a lower level than the native resolution of …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming