Meta Oculus Rift vs Valve Index

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Oculus Rift compared with Index

	MetaOculus Rift	ValveIndex
Overview
Released
Released	March 2016	June 2019
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1080 × 1200	1440 × 1600 (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz	144 Hz (better)
Display details
Display details	Two OLED displays; 1080 × 1200 per eye at 90 Hz. Physical display specifications from Meta's Rift developer overview.	Dual 1440 × 1600 LCDs, full RGB per pixel; ultra-low persistence global backlight (0.330 ms at 144 Hz); 80, 90, 120 Hz and experimental 144 Hz
Lenses
Lenses	Hybrid Fresnel lenses (Tom's Hardware); no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used	Double-element, canted lenses; Valve says typical users see 20° more field of view than the HTC Vive, and doesn't give a figure
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Physical lens and display spacing adjustment, 58–72 mm (Tom's Hardware); Meta confirms adjustable lens distance	58–70 mm, physical adjustment; eye relief also adjustable
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	No
Hand tracking
Hand tracking	No	No
Controllers in the box
Controllers in the box	Yes	–
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	No	Yes
Sensors
Sensors	Constellation external camera tracking of infrared LEDs on the headset; six degrees of freedom. Launch package has one sensor, with additional sensors needed for broader room-scale coverage (Tom's Hardware). No eye tracking or controller-free hand tracking.	Outside-in; SteamVR 2.0 sensors, compatible with SteamVR 1.0 and 2.0 base stations
Controllers
Controllers	Original March 2016 package includes Xbox One controller and Oculus Remote; Touch motion controllers launched separately on 6 December 2016. Later retail bundles may differ.	Valve Index Controllers with per-finger capacitive tracking; the headset also works with HTC Vive and Vive Pro controllers
Passthrough
Passthrough	No built-in passthrough camera (Tom's Hardware)	Stereo 960 × 960 global-shutter RGB (Bayer) cameras
Performance
Works
Works	Needs a PC or console	Needs a PC or console
Connections
Connections	Compatible PC required; HDMI 1.3 and USB connections, with external tracking sensors also connected over USB. Meta specifies a 4 m headset cable and a minimum of two USB 3.0 connections; additional tracking sensors can use USB 2.0.	5 m tether with a 1 m breakaway trident connector; DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.0 and 12 V power; USB 3 Type-A port in the front expansion slot
Design
Battery
Battery	None (powered by a PC or console)	None (powered by a PC or console)
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	470 g (better)	809 g
Audio
Audio	Integrated microphone and removable on-ear headphones; no headset audio passthrough socket for replacement headphones (Tom's Hardware)	37.5 mm off-ear Balanced Mode Radiators (40 Hz–24 kHz, 6 ohm); 3.5 mm headphone out; dual microphone array
Strap
Strap	Three-point adjustable strap with spring-loaded side arms; 470 g excluding the detachable cable, weighed by Tom's Hardware and reported as matching Oculus's specification. WIRED measured 495 g without stating whether its cable was excluded.	Adjustable head size, face angle and speaker position; rear cradle adapter included; magnetic quick-swap face gasket
In the box
In the box	Launch package has headset with headphones and microphone, one sensor, Xbox One controller and Oculus Remote; PC and Touch controllers separate	Headset (sold alone, with controllers, or as the VR Kit with two SteamVR 2.0 base stations); Half-Life: Alyx included