Oculus Rift Minimum Specs Raised - briefly
(hx) 08:30 AM CEST - Jun,28 2018
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Oculus Website announces that Windows 10 is now the minimum and recommended
operating system for Oculus Rift headsets. They stress that Windows 7 and 8.1
users will still enjoy all the support they have as of now, but that going
forward new features will be Win10 only. They note that Microsoft has already
deprecated support for the older versions of Windows, and that 95% of their
users are using Windows 10 already anyway. They talk of future enhancements the
change will permit, describing "resource-heavy" functions such as a redesigned
Home experience, app and window multitasking in Dash, and Oculus Desktop's
mirror monitors. They also offer the following revised hardware specs:
To ensure you get all of the latest features and advancements for Rift, and to guard against incompatibility, we recommend your PC meet or exceed these system specifications. For questions and additional information, please contact Oculus Support. Remember, some developers may push the boundaries in the future, and certain experiences may require a system exceeding our minimum or recommended specifications. You should refer to the recommended specifications for the Rift experiences you intend to use.
Rec Spec
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
Alternative Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
CPU: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
Memory: 8GB+ RAM
Video Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
USB Ports: 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
OS: Windows 10 operating system
Min Spec
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater
Alternative Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
CPU: Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater
Memory: 8GB+ RAM
Video Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
USB Ports: 1x USB 3.0 port, plus 2x USB 2.0 ports
OS: Windows 10 operating system
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