Valve’s SteamVR Performance Test

Valve’s new SteamVR Performance Test uses game scenes to check whether and how well a computer is suited to virtual reality. As preparation.

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Valve has released the SteamVR Performance Test. Using excerpts from the Aperture Robot Repair VR demo, the benchmark checks whether a system is fast enough for HTC’s Vive or Oculus VR’s Rift, including the two tracking controllers and the Lighthouse system. It is based on the Source 2 engine under Direct3D 11. A VR headset is not required for the test, but the Steam client must be installed on the system.

Here is the test app.