NVIDIA announces its GeForce GTX VR ready program

NVIDIA wants you to get ready for VR with its GeForce GTX VR ready program.

@anthony256

Published Jan 4, 2016 5:26 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 1:02 PM CST

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CES 2016 - NVIDIA has jumped on the VR bandwagon in a much stronger way, announcing its new GeForce GTX VR program, with its aim of getting PCs, notebooks and GPUs ready for VR.

NVIDIA announces its GeForce GTX VR ready program | TweakTown.com

NVIDIA has a list of add-in cards (AICs) and system builder partners that are good to go when it comes to VR. NVIDIA designates its GeForce GTX 970, GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti and Titan X as GPUs ready for VR gaming, with NVIDIA's partners meeting the company's standards able to display a "GeForce GTX VR Ready" badge on their systems and video cards.

The company is aiming at the combination of GeForce GTX GPUs, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, GameWorks VR and DesignWorks VR technologies - alongside the new GeForce GTX VR ready program, that it will provide gamers with the best solution for VR gaming.

Anthony Garreffa

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.