Can I Run Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
Dive into many of the most popular VR games available today. Windows Mixed Reality for Steam®VR allows you to experience more than 2,000 titles from the Steam®VR library.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 April 2018 Update |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 April 2018 Update |
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Can you run Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
Older hardware holds up here: Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.58x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.45x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.64x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
Can an RTX 3060 run Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
The RTX 3060 runs Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR is the GPU.