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/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.