The rumored Meta Quest 3 is claimed to be twice as highly effective as the present Quest 2, in keeping with collective reporting from UploadVR. Qualcomm and Meta haven’t confirmed these stories, however there are some attention-grabbing clues that point out the rumors could also be true.

The rumors first started when schematics for the Quest 3 had been leaked to SadlyItsBradley (a well-liked VR-focused YouTuber). In a follow-up video, he claimed an unidentified supply informed him the Quest 3 can be powered by the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, a chip that has not been introduced but.

The XR2 Gen 1, the chip that at the moment powers the Quest 2, is an offshoot of the Snapdragon 865, which powered probably the most highly effective Android flagships when it was launched in 2020. That chip makes use of the Adreno 650 on the graphics entrance within the Snapdragon 865 and XR2 Gen 1 delivered 1.2 teraflops efficiency, which was double the 0.6 teraflop efficiency of the Adreno 540 on the Snapdragon 835. That chipset powered the unique Oculus Quest and Vive Focus.

Skip forward to 2022, and most flagship Android units are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, plus the Adreno 730 delivers a whopping 2.2 teraflops of efficiency. If the Snapdragon XR Gen 2 is a tweaked model of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (which is the most probably situation), meaning the Quest 3 may simply be twice as highly effective because the Quest 2. If Qualcomm’s year-to-year efficiency enhancements are any indicator, that may nearly actually be the case.

The Quest 2 is at the moment one of many greatest VR headsets you may get proper now, and it’s one of many massive causes VR gaming is rising in popularity. If the Quest 3 expands what digital actuality headsets are able to, that recognition — for the medium and the headset itself — will proceed to develop.

It must be famous that the Quest 3 is totally different from the upcoming Quest Pro (Project Cambria), which is rumored to launch on October 11. The Quest 3 might be extra like a direct follow-up to the Quest 2, whereas the Quest Pro is geared toward a unique demographic.

Editors’ Recommendations