A GPU that can double outperform a GTX 1060

[Lycaone]

Hey there, i'm looking for a GPU (or more if necessary) that can play VR, but for 2 people (me and my brother) in 1 rig, cause of space issues.

So i was thinking that in order to play VR (solo) you need, at least, a GTX 1060,so a graphics card that has double the performance of a 1060 will do the trick

Which GPU/GPUs should we get ???

Thanks

 

[koreanoverlord]

A 1080Ti.

 

[getochkn]

Does any VR system even support two on 1 PC? They are rather spec heavy to begin with and need like 2xHDMI ports each, 2-3-4 USB ports, etc, etc.

 

[burtman88]

Wait you can run 2 VRs off one system? thats cool

 

[bjornl]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

 

[Lycaone]

I'm sure you can run 2 VR sistems in 1

 

[Lycaone]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

No dude a GTX 1060 or RX 480 is enough, trust i have 1 and i play VR

 

[bjornl]

I'm sure you can run 2 VR sistems in 1

I think you're wrong. But even if you are not, it would have to be one monstrously expensive system to even have a chance.

 

[Snipergod87]

There are some computer cases that allow you to put 2x systems into one case, but each needs their own OS and install of games.

 

[getochkn]

I'm sure you can run 2 VR sistems in 1

Than provide evidence.

 

[bjornl]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

No dude a GTX 1060 or RX 480 is enough, trust i have 1 and i play VR

I've tried VR on a low end system like that and was not impressed. I can get a 4k game to run on a similar system but it is not really any fun. NVidia says a 1080 or above is required for a single player VR.

 

[Lycaone]

There are some computer cases that allow you to put 2x systems into one case, but each needs their own OS and install of games.

Oh, i didn't know that, crap

 

[Lycaone]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

No dude a GTX 1060 or RX 480 is enough, trust i have 1 and i play VR

I've tried VR on a low end system like that and was not impressed. I can get a 4k game to run on a similar system but it is not really any fun. NVidia says a 1080 or above is required for a single player VR.

Well a 6600K OC to 3.9 and a GTX 1060 6GB isn't considered a low end gaming pc.

 

[gasaraki]

Does any VR system even support two on 1 PC? They are rather spec heavy to begin with and need like 2xHDMI ports each, 2-3-4 USB ports, etc, etc.

You are right, I don't think it will work. You will need something like this.

https://www.originpc.com/landing/2016/intel-rig-challenge/

 

[Snipergod87]

There are some computer cases that allow you to put 2x systems into one case, but each needs their own OS and install of games.

Oh, i didn't know that, crap

I meant two different computers in on chassis (to save space)
I dont know if VR can work multiplayer on the same computer, it really depends on the titles.

 

[Lycaone]

Does any VR system even support two on 1 PC? They are rather spec heavy to begin with and need like 2xHDMI ports each, 2-3-4 USB ports, etc, etc.

You are right, I don't think it will work. You will need something like this.

https://www.originpc.com/landing/2016/intel-rig-challenge/

So it already exists -.-
I though it was a revolutionary idea

 

[getochkn]

VR is just a monitor with an input device. Can you play the same copy of BF1 on the same PC on two different monitors with two different people using two keyboards and mice? Not really, so I would say VR would follow those same restrictions.

 

[Lycaone]

VR is just a monitor with an input device. Can you play the same copy of BF1 on the same PC on two different monitors with two different people using two keyboards and mice? Not really, so I would say VR would follow those same restrictions.

Mhh, thinking in this way you may be right

 

[bjornl]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

No dude a GTX 1060 or RX 480 is enough, trust i have 1 and i play VR

I've tried VR on a low end system like that and was not impressed. I can get a 4k game to run on a similar system but it is not really any fun. NVidia says a 1080 or above is required for a single player VR.

Well a 6600K OC to 3.9 and a GTX 1060 6GB isn't considered a low end gaming pc.

When it comes to VR it is. 3.9ghz isn't very fast, it is average for most here I think. A 1060 is not a 1080. Bench mark your system against a modern i7 with a 1080. Because even on the i7 system VR is not just dial everything to max and game on.

 

[TJ Hooker]

As said above, you'd need a case that allows you to build two systems in it. Or get a beefy CPU to host two VMs and two GTX 1060s, with one graphics card assigned to each VM. I think that would work.

 

[bjornl]

As said above, you'd need a case that allows you to build two systems in it. Or get a beefy CPU to host two VMs and two GTX 1060s, with one graphics card assigned to each VM. I think that would work.

I don't think VMWare or Hyper-V allow you to specify which graphics card is used by which VM. I haven't tried that, but VMs use a system call to get video and gaming in a VM is never very good as a result (I have done this second bit).
.

 

[TJ Hooker]

My bad. I thought it was a possibility, but I don't have much experience settings up VMs, and I don't think I've ever used one with multiple GPUs...

 

[bloodroses]

I think you're looking at something along these lines (both links are from Linus Tech Tips):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJYMCbIbPk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXOaCkbt4lI

 

[getochkn]

https://www.pcper.com/news/Cases-and-Cooling/Want-Build-Two-Systems-One-Case-Then-You-Need-Phanteks-Enthoo-Mini-XL

That's interesting.

 

[Sakkura]

Multi-player VR on a single PC is not currently possible. Also even the fastest video card (a 1080ti) would not have enough horsepower for this. And your assumption that a 1060 is capable of VR is not correct. For VR you really need at least a 1080 for a single player.

You can use a hypervisor to pass through hardware to multiple virtualized operating systems.

And a GTX 1060 is easily capable of VR for a single user. Splitting a GTX 1080 Ti to two users wouldn't be straightforward, but the raw performance would otherwise be sufficient for 2 people running VR. But it would be a better idea to simply have two separate cards (1060s for example) and just pass through one to each user.

Whether this setup would work with all the special tricks that go into VR I can't say for sure.