HTC Vive: Low system requirements as Oculus Rift

The HTC Vive is apparently low system requirements for the PC than the Oculus Rift. Still need VR fans for the HTC glasses a powerful graphics card.

After HTC has already betrayed the price of his VR goggles Vive on Sunday, there are now already new information about the headset. So the system requirements are now clearly known which will make the HTC Vive to the computer, reports Digital Trends. These should be somewhat lower than in the Oculus Rift.

Not quite as sophisticated as the Oculus

In fact, the PC requirements fall but very similar to those of the Oculus glasses. So is also the Vive least an Intel Core i5-4590 or an AMD FX 8350 need. Even with the graphics card, the Vive are not frugal than the Rift. Accordingly, at least a GeForce GTX 970 or an AMD Radeon R9 290 will be needed to operate the glasses at the PC. Only in the memory, the HTC model are frugal. So the Vive should be satisfied even with 4GB of RAM, while the Rift requires at least 8 GB RAM.

On the part of the operating system at least Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is required. With Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, the glasses should therefore also run. there is so far in support of Linux and Mac systems Nothing appears. However, HTC-Partner Valve should be interested in supporting the competitive platforms to Windows - if only pro forma.

Pre Order from February 29

Still, the information about the system requirements of HTC Vive are not officially confirmed. At the latest on 29 February HTC should break his silence. For then the pre-order phase begins for the VR goggles. want to delivering the manufacturer Vive then from the beginning of April and thus approximately parallel to the Oculus Rift. The price should be in the US at $ 799th How much the VR device is in this country, the manufacturer has not yet been revealed.