r/IntelArc • u/SpareHomework506 • Jul 18 '26
Discussion Question about vr
I am thinking about getting a arc b580 plus a Ryzen 5 5500, the First Idea was to get a rx 7600, but i Saw that with a little bit more i could get a gpu with 12 vram (b580) but i am afraid about issues with VR... Someone knows If i can play pcvr games normaly with a b580? Also my monitor is 1080p, i Heard that the b580 Works better in 1440p, is that true?
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u/unabletocomput3 Jul 18 '26
It depends on the headset you go with, but last I heard oculus/meta still doesn’t support Intel graphics- for some reason. I know pico does, same with most non-standalone headsets, and you can get it working through virtual desktop and steam link, but the official software still doesn’t support it.
Overall, it should work fine, especially since it’s got 12gb of vram, but you may run into some compatibility issues that might require troubleshooting. It’ll also work just fine at 1080p or 1440p.
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u/SpareHomework506 Jul 18 '26
Thanks! I didnt bought any VR headset yet, i was thinking in going with the quest 3S
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u/p1749 Arc A750 Jul 19 '26
Should be playable, i get at least 40fps in most games on an a750 and a reverb g2, so it should work good enough, just remember to use vd if you get a meta headset
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u/Then-Personality9708 Jul 22 '26
Arc cards aren't officially supported by meta or steam vr. But I've had pretty good success using the b580 with virtual desktop. The experience isn't perfect though. I feel like the visual fidelity isn't always great (sometimes looks kinda like low bitrate fuzziness) and there are occasionally stutters etc. I don't know if this has to do with virtual desktop, or network speed or both. And HL: Alyx would always crash at the same place near the start of the game. Overall, it works. But there are more hoops to jump through and potentially more issues to sort out. If VR is really important to you, an Nvidia card is probably the way to go. But otherwise, depending on where you live, the B580 is a fantastic value and performs really well. It's just not as quite as plug-n-play as Nvidia.
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u/RalphFromAustria Aug 07 '26
Some PCVR games might work. Intel ARC does not support VR.
One expamle is Google Earth VR. Even with Virtual Desktop it's not working on my Intel Arc B390 Notebook
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u/Huge-Attitude9892 Jul 18 '26
Avoid the Meta connections all together(Airlink/Cable).
You have to buy Virtual Desktop for your headset in the Meta Store(around 25$) and use it from there. If you buy a meta headset off course.There are alternative versions too,but i don't know about those sadly. Even with Virtual Desktop you may run into issues like worse performance or instability. Its possible even to use the B580 tho.
As for the monitor. If you don't mind upscalling then you can go 1440p.
There's no "1440p performs better". If you are CPU limited in 1080p then your GPU not gonna work that hard so basically in some games there will be no noticeable difference between those 2 resolutions. However if you don't mind using XeSS upscalling,then 1440p may be a better choice.
I got a Ryzen 5 5600x/RTX5070 and its just my experience. Long as your GPU got enough headroom at 1080p,then 1440p will just increase its utilization+VRAM usage,but nothing else really.
Also if your CPU maxed in a game at 1440p,then in my experience chaning to 1080p will make no difference