Meta Oculus Rift S vs Valve Steam Frame

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Oculus Rift S compared with Steam Frame

	MetaOculus Rift S	ValveSteam Frame
Overview
Released
Released	May 2019	September 2026
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1280 × 1440	2160 × 2160 (better)
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	80 Hz	144 Hz (better)
Field of view
Field of view	–	110° horizontal
Display details
Display details	Single fast-switch LCD with 2560 × 1440 physical pixels overall; 1280 × 1440 per eye, at 80 Hz. RGB subpixel structure (Road to VR).	Two 2160 × 2160 LCD panels, one per eye; 72, 80, 90, 120 and 144 Hz (144 Hz experimental)
Lenses
Lenses	Fixed lens spacing; no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used	Custom pancake lenses with glass and non-glass elements; field of view up to 110° (Valve gives 110° horizontal and vertical to UploadVR); eyeglasses up to 140 mm wide
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Fixed physical lens spacing of 63.5 mm; software IPD setting. Oculus describes 61.5–65.5 mm as the best user fit range, as reported by Road to VR; this is not a mechanical adjustment range.	60–70 mm target range, adjusted with a wheel on top of the headset
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	Yes
Hand tracking
Hand tracking	No	No
Controllers in the box
Controllers in the box	Yes	Yes
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	No	No
Sensors
Sensors	Oculus Insight six-degree-of-freedom inside-out tracking; five headset cameras (Road to VR). No external tracking sensors, eye tracking or controller-free hand tracking.	Inside-out; 4 outward-facing monochrome cameras for headset and controller tracking with IR illuminators for low light; 2 interior cameras for eye tracking and foveated streaming; no controller-free hand tracking (UploadVR)
Controllers
Controllers	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings above the hands, included in the package (Road to VR)	Steam Frame Controllers with 6-DoF tracking, ABXY buttons (right), D-pad (left), full-size magnetic TMR thumbsticks with capacitive touch, analogue triggers, bumpers, dual-stage grip buttons, capacitive finger tracking and a haptic motor; one AA battery each, about 40 hours; 130 g each with battery
Passthrough
Passthrough	Monochrome stereoscopic Passthrough+ camera view for setting Guardian boundaries and seeing surroundings (PCWorld and Road to VR)	Monochrome passthrough from the outward-facing cameras; front expansion port (dual MIPI camera interface or PCIe Gen 4 x1) takes accessories such as the Arcturus Vision colour camera
Performance
Works
Works	Needs a PC or console	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	–	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Storage
Storage	–	256 GB, 1 TB
Chip details
Chip details	–	4 nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, ARM64; runs SteamOS 3 (Arch-based) with KDE Plasma desktop
Memory
Memory	–	16 GB unified LPDDR5X; 256 GB or 1 TB UFS storage; microSD card slot
Connections
Connections	DisplayPort 1.2 and one USB 3.0 connection to a compatible PC; 5 m headset cable. Supplied Mini DisplayPort adaptor; HDMI-only laptops are unsupported (Tom's Hardware).	Streams from a PC, Steam Deck or Steam Machine over Wi-Fi; headset has Wi-Fi 7 2 × 2 with dual radios (5 GHz Wi-Fi and 6 GHz VR streaming at once); Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz) USB wireless adapter included; Bluetooth 5.4; no DisplayPort cable connection
Design
Battery
Battery	None (powered by a PC or console)	Built in
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	561 g	440 g (better)
Battery details
Battery details	–	21.6 Wh Li-ion battery at the back of the headstrap; charges over USB-C 2.0 at up to 45 W (15 V, 3 A); Valve doesn't give a battery life
Audio
Audio	Integrated headband speakers and microphone; 3.5 mm headphone socket (Road to VR)	Dual speaker drivers per ear built into the headstrap; dual microphone array
Strap
Strap	Halo headband with rear adjustment dial, top strap and sliding visor; 561 g without cable according to Tom's Hardware's exact-model specification table	Modular headstrap (245 g) holding the speakers and battery; the 185 g core module detaches for other straps; core module and facial interface 175 × 95 × 110 mm
In the box
In the box	Headset, two Touch controllers and Mini DisplayPort adaptor; no external sensors required	Headset, two Steam Frame Controllers, Wi-Fi 6E wireless adapter, standard light blocker, face gasket and head cushion; Half-Life: Alyx licence. No power supply; Valve sells a 45 W one separately