Resolution quality

Running highly detailed immersive applications in full resolution can be too demanding for some graphics cards. With the Resolution quality feature in Varjo Base, you can improve performance by adjusting the image resolution used by applications.

Navigate to the Headset tab and Resolution quality to select a resolution level. You can choose one of eight values, from Ultra high to Very Low. The default value is Very high. Higher values correspond to a higher resolution and better visual quality, while lower values improve performance performance by using a lower resolution.

Note that Varjo System will restart after you change the setting. Varjo Base remains open throughout.

Image resolutions

The exact image resolution for each setting depends on your headset model and rendering mode.

1. XR-4 running a Varjo native application with foveated rendering (eye tracking calibrated):

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 2840 x 2816 (peripheral area), 1680 x 1680 (focus area) 55 (Supersampled)
Extremely high 2440 x 2424 (peripheral area), 1568 x 1568 (focus area) 51
Very high (default) 2100 x 2084 (peripheral area), 1472 x 1472 (focus area) 48
High 1804 x 1792 (peripheral area), 1376 x 1376 (focus area) 45
Medium 1552 x 1540 (peripheral area), 1296 x 1296 (focus area) 42
Fair 1336 x 1324 (peripheral area), 1216 x 1216 (focus area) 40
Low 1150 x 1138 (peripheral area), 1136 x 1136 (focus area) 37
Very low 988 x 980 (peripheral area), 1056 x 1056 (focus area) 34

 

2. XR-4 running Varjo native or OpenXR applications in quad view mode (fixed foveation, for example, due to non-calibrated eye tracking):

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 3020 x 2996 (peripheral area), 3344 x 3344 (focus area) 51
Extremely high 2596 x 2576 (peripheral area), 2896 x 2896 (focus area) 44
Very high (default) 2232 x 2216 (peripheral area), 2512 x 2512 (focus area) 38
High 1920 x 1904 (peripheral area), 2176 x 2176 (focus area) 33
Medium 1652 x 1640 (peripheral area), 1888 x 1888 (focus area) 29
Fair 1420 x 1408 (peripheral area), 1632 x 1632 (focus area) 25
Low 1222 x 1210 (peripheral area), 1408 x 1408 (focus area) 21
Very low 1052 x 1042 (peripheral area), 1216 x 1216 (focus area) 18

 

3. XR-4 running an OpenVR/OpenXR application in stereo rendering mode:

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 5184 x 5134 35
Extremely high 4320 x 4278 30
Very high (default) 3600 x 3566 25
High 2988 x 2958 20
 Medium 2480x 2456 17
 Fair 2058 x 2038 14
 Low 1708 x 1692 12
 Very low 1418 x 1404 10

 

4. XR-3 and VR-3 running a Varjo native application with foveated rendering (eye tracking calibrated):

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
 Ultra high 2276 x 1948 (peripheral area) + 2156 x 2156 (focus area) 70
 Extremely   high 1976 x 1696 (peripheral area) + 1984 x 1984 (focus area) 65
 Very high   (default) 1720 x 1476 (peripheral area) + 1824 x 1824 (focus area) 59
 High 1496 x 1284 (peripheral area) + 1676 x 1676 (focus area) 55
 Medium 1304 x 1116 (peripheral area) + 1544 x 1544 (focus area) 50
 Fair 1132 x 972 (peripheral area) + 1420 x 1420 (focus area) 46
 Low 986 x 846 (peripheral area) + 1308 x 1308 (focus area) 43
 Very low 858 x 736 (peripheral area) + 1202 x 1202 (focus area) 39

 

5. XR-3 and VR-3 running a Varjo native application in quad view mode (fixed foveation, for example, due to non-calibrated eye tracking):

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
 Ultra high 2816 x 2816 (peripheral area) + 1896 x 1896 (focus area) 70
Extremely high 2452 x 2100 (peripheral area) + 1708 x 1708 (focus area) 63
Very high (default) 2132 x 1828 (peripheral area) + 1536 x 1536 (focus area) 56
High 1856 x 1592 (peripheral area) + 1384 x 1384 (focus area) 51
Medium 1616 x 1384 (peripheral area) + 1244 x 1244 (focus area) 46
Fair 1404 x 1204 (peripheral area) + 1120 x 1120 (focus area) 41
Low 1222 x 1048 (peripheral area) + 1008 x 1008 (focus area) 37
Very low 1064 x 912 (peripheral area) + 908 x 908 (focus area) 33

 

6. XR-3, VR-3, and Varjo Aero running an OpenVR/OpenXR application in stereo rendering mode:

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 4148 x 3556 35
Extremely high 3608 x 3092 30
Very high (default) 3140 x 2692 26
High 2732 x 2340 23
Medium 2376 x 2036 20
Fair 2068 x 1772 17
Low 1798 x 1542 15
Very low 1564 x 1342 13

 

7. Varjo Aero running a Varjo native application with foveated rendering (eye tracking calibrated):

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 2192 x 1880 (peripheral area) + 1200 x 1200 (focus area) 39
Extremely high 1908 x 1632 (peripheral area) + 1140 x 1140 (focus area) 37
Very high (default) 1660 x 1420 (peripheral area) + 1076 x 1076 (focus area) 35
High 1444 x 1236 (peripheral area) + 1020 x 1020 (focus area) 33
Medium 1256 x 1076 (peripheral area) + 970 x 970 (focus area) 32
Fair 1092 x 936 (peripheral area) + 922 x 922 (focus area) 30
Low 950 x 816 (peripheral area) + 876 x 876 (focus area) 29
Very low 828 x 710 (peripheral area) + 832 x 832 (focus area) 27

 

8. Varjo Aero running a Varjo native application in quad view mode:

Setting Resolution (pixels per eye) PPD (pixels per degree)
Ultra high 2608 x 2236 (peripheral area) + 2360 x 2360 (focus area) 36
Extremely high 2268 x 1944 (peripheral area) + 2054 x 2054 (focus area) 31
Very high (default) 1972 x 1692 (peripheral area) + 1788 x 1788 (focus area) 27
High 1716 x 1472 (peripheral area) + 1556 x 1556 (focus area) 23
Medium 1492 x 1280 (peripheral area) + 1354 x 1354 (focus area) 20
 Fair 1300 x 1116 (peripheral area) + 1178 x 1178 (focus area) 18
 Low 1130 x 970 (peripheral area) + 1024 x 1024 (focus area) 15
 Very low 984 x 844 (peripheral area) + 892 x 892 (focus area) 13