PlayStation VR 2 has better game performance than a high-end PC with RTX 3090 Ti
The main computing unit of PlayStation VR 2, that is, the hardware performance of PS5, I believe all players are already aware of it. Although compared with the CPU and graphics card of the same period as the PS5, the APU composed of the eight-core Zen 2 plus the RDNA 2 graphics card with 36 CUs, and the 16GB GDDR6 256bit memory configuration is really not top-notch. However, according to the reports of MIXED and Flat2VR, some VR game developers reported that the game performance of PlayStation VR 2 is better than that of PC VR equipped with RTX 3090 Ti.
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This comment was made by David Villarreal, CEO of Vankrupt Games, which developed Pavlov VR. On Discord, he spoke highly of the PS5 and PS VR 2, calling them the pinnacle of VR gaming, especially for VR shooters.
According to the current test by Vankrupt Games, “Pavlov VR” on PS VR 2 has about 10% performance improvement compared to PC VR which is equipped with RTX 3090 Ti.
This kind of improvement can be obtained, David Villarreal said that it is mainly because the rendering efficiency of the PS VR 2 is higher, but he did not mention the eye-tracking foveated rendering technology. So we still don’t know if “Pavlov VR” uses this VR-specific feature to improve running efficiency, but considering the magnitude of the improvement, maybe it does.
At present, if players want to enjoy VR games with more real pictures, in addition to VR headsets, they must also purchase expensive PCs, especially flagship graphics cards with larger video memory. The emergence of PS VR 2 may be able to provide these players with a more cost-effective solution.
