Meta Lifts Quest 3 Refresh Rate to 240Hz as Most Apps Still Trail 120 FPS
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Updated · roadtovr.com · Aug 31
Meta Lifts Quest 3 Refresh Rate to 240Hz as Most Apps Still Trail 120 FPS
1 articles · Updated · roadtovr.com · Aug 31
Summary
Horizon OS 2.7 enables Extended Refresh Rates on Quest 3, raising the headset to 207Hz at full resolution and 240Hz in developer mode with display scaling.
Quest 3S and Quest 2 do not get the upgrade, and the practical payoff is limited because most native Quest apps still are not optimized to run anywhere near those frame rates.
Application Spacewarp — Meta’s frame-generation tool — also struggles above 120 FPS on Quest 3’s chip, reducing one of the main ways developers usually boost performance.
Virtual Desktop has already added 144 FPS support for PC VR streaming, but its developer says video decoders run into trouble beyond that, making higher real-world rates unlikely for now.
The update suggests Meta is using software to unlock dormant Quest 3 headroom as competition builds in high-end standalone and wireless PC VR.