SteamVR gets ability to adjust resolution to suit your graphics card

SteamVR gets ability to adjust resolution to suit your graphics card

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

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