Meta has introduced that an upcoming Quest 2 replace will unlock extra efficiency that builders can faucet into to make their video games look higher. Some apps will profit from the elevated efficiency mechanically.
Meta introduced this week that the most recent updates to Quest 2 will permit the headset to spice up the GPU processing energy accessible to builders from 490Mhz to 525MHz (a 7% improve). Which may not sound like a lot, however with builders restricted to the facility of a cell processor, each little bit of extra efficiency counts.
Meta says “no integration or coding is required to begin reaping the advantages of this enchancment,” because the headset’s dynamic clocking system will mechanically increase the GPU velocity if it detects that an app wants it. For apps with occasional stuttering, this little increase might clean issues out.
For apps utilizing the headset’s dynamic foveation functionality (which blurs the world within the peripheral view to enhance efficiency), Meta says the headset will increase the processor to the brand new 525MHz velocity to keep up visible high quality earlier than blurring the peripheral space. Meaning apps which beforehand relied on cranking up the blur throughout demanding scenes ought to look higher in these instances than in the event that they didn’t have entry to the additional energy.
Meta says the Quest 2 efficiency improve is technically accessible as of v47, however requires a little bit of a workaround to allow it every time. As of the Quest 2 v49 replace the efficiency increase will likely be unlocked with none caveats.