About: An Nvidia patent application appears to show a VR headset with a “high-end” CPU and GPU built-in to the head mounted wireless capable unit. According to VR Focus, the processor used will be the Tegra X1 Super Chip. Due to the presence of the ‘Super Chip’ this device could be both a competitor to the likes of the Oculus Rift and HTC Valve Vive and also a self-contained SHIELD VR machine with access to Nvidia GRID.
Nvidia’s patent application appears to show that its headset is much more compact than rival designs. Despite its size, it offers power on tap thanks to the combination of; a “high-end processor”, three pairs of cameras and a wireless streaming adapter.
Titan VR Specs and Info…
Device: Titan VR, (nVidia VR Headset)
Manufacturer: Nvidia Corporation
Announced Date: June 2015
Release Date: Never Released
Launch Price: N/A
Device Type: VR Headset (All-in-one)
Display: X2 OLED Mmicrodisplays
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): Unknown
Refresh Rate: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
CPU: Tegra X1 Super Chip
GPU: Unknown
Battery: Unknown
Tracking: 6 DoF Inside-out (Camera based)
Controllers: Unknown
Our Thoughts: Nvidia is one of those companies that never really had the intention of releasing a VR headset until their fans started rumours that they would. You see, it makes sense for them to do so. They certainly have the hardware down to a fine art and they also have the gaming background to make one. But at this moment it is still nothing more than a few concept designs and some suggested project names like Titan VR and nVidia VR.
It certainly wouldn’t surprise us if they did indeed make one just because they could! In the next few years, the world of VR is going to take off like a space rocket and just about everyone and anyone will be trying to ride the rockets trails to success. Will Nvidia be among them? We sure hope so.
Sources used…
- https://hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/83831-nvidia-patent-application-reveals-possible-vr-headset-plans/