Custom Resolutions for the Direct VR Settings Optimizer

[Ralf]

This is a purely optional step to take full advantage of vorpX’s Direct VR settings optimizer. vorpX will still work fine if you can’t add custom resolutions on your PC.

What are custom resolutions?

Custom resolutions allow games to run at resolutions that are normally not available on your PC. Adding them allows vorpX to choose resolutions that are better for VR than your ‘normal’ monitor resolution(s).

Hint: If a game profile supports DirectVR auto resolution, you can choose your preferred quality on the DirectVR page of the vorpX ingame menu. vorpX will then figure out the best resolution depending on various factors.

Resolutions to add

Some of the resolutions below may already be available on your PC. You don’t have to add resolutions that are already there.

Hint: If adding a resolution fails on a monitor with support for high refresh rates, try a lower refresh rate (e.g. 60Hz).

4:3		Narrow		Wide
1440×1080 1600×1200 1708×1280 1920×1440 2240×1680 2560×1920 2880×2160 3200×2400		1024×1080 1080×1200 1200×1280 1368×1440 1600×1680 1824×1920 2048×2160 2280×2400		1728×1080 1920×1200 2048×1280 2304×1440 2688×1680 3072×1920 3456×2160 3840×2400

Add custom resolutions for nVidia GPUs

1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop and choose ‘NVIDIA Control Panel‘.
2. Go to ‘Manage 3D Settings‘ and make sure all ‘DSR Factors‘ are unchecked.
3. Switch to ‘Change resolution‘ and click the ‘Customize‘ button.
4. Make sure that ‘Enable resolutions not exposed by the display‘ is checked.
5. Click the ‘Create Custom Resolution‘ button.
6. Enter the width and height of your custom resolution in the according fields.
7. Click the ‘Test‘ button.
8. If the test succeeds, confirm the next dialog with ‘Yes‘.
9. Repeat steps 5-8 with all resolutions listed above.

Add custom resolutions for AMD GPUs

On AMD GPUs resolutions higher than your monitor allows will not work. If for example you have a 1920×1080 monitor, only add 1440×1080 and 1024×1080.

To get at least some 16:9 resolutions higher than your monitor allows enable Virtual Super Resolution under Settings/Display in the Radeon Software.

1. Right-click on your desktop and choose ‘AMD Radeon Software‘.
2. Click the cog icon in the top right corner to open the settings section.
3. Switch to the ‘Display‘ tab.
4. Click ‘Create New‘ next to ‘Custom Resolution‘ (right half of the window).
5. Enter the width and height of your custom resolution in the according fields.
6. Change ‘Timing Standard‘ to ‘CVT‘ or one of the other automatic modes.
7. Click the red ‘Create‘ button.
8. Repeat steps 4-7 with all resolutions listed above that are lower than or equal to your monitor resolution in both directions.

[spacecadet102]

Any resolutions for 5:4 for use in Skyrim?

[Ralf]

For Skyrim the custom resolutions set in the graphics driver have no relevance at all for vorpX. It’s one of the games where resolution and aspect ratio are set freely in the best possible way. The resolutions above are for games where that can’t be done.

[freelivorno]

there is a direct vr updated compatibility list? I cant found it

[matteo39]

freelivorno wrote:

there is a direct vr updated compatibility list? I cant found it

off topic: are you italian free livorno) ? :)

[freelivorno]

di dove sei matteo🙂
sto riesumando vorpx sperando vada meglio di quando l ho provato con un maggior implemento di direct vr
per quello stavo cercando i giochi compatibilie
ciao

[matteo39]

freelivorno wrote:

di dove sei matteo🙂
sto riesumando vorpx sperando vada meglio di quando l ho provato con un maggior implemento di direct vr
per quello stavo cercando i giochi compatibilie
ciao

I’m from Puglia :)

I’m mad for oculus!

[iselvisforreal]

For AMD, you can actually use downsampling to pick resolutions higher than those of your monitor. I previously used those with VorpX. Instructions here:

https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/downsampling-with-amd-crimson-demonstration.404125/

[Muskoka1847]

I don’t understand what’s being done here. Is this only for people with 4k displays? My computer is connected to a 1080p tv, so the max output for that display is 1920×1080, 60Hz, that’s the max. There’s a lot of resolutions already listed, none of them are over 1080, and there shouldn’t be, the tv is not capable of anything higher.

I’m using a Rift Cv1 for Vr, and it’s also available under “Change Resolution”, listed as “VR-Desktop”, and only has a single resolution available, it’s 3840×2160.

Where are the above changes supposed to be made in “Change Resolution”, my LG tv, or under the Rift listing, VR-Desktop?

I really don’t think I want to be “testing” 2240×1680 on a 1080p tv, do I? That’s my concern, the testing of resolutions that are way outside of what my tv is capable of?

[Muskoka1847]

I think the issue lies with the way the Oculus Core with Dash work now. Prior to Core 2 / Dash, there was only one monitor listed in Nvidia, now there’s 2. I’ll assume this is “messing” with what is being suggested in this post? I don’t mind adding custom resolutions, but it shouldn’t be done to a display that can’t handle them, and it doesn’t state in the original post how to manage that with the new Oculus core, and 2 monitors listed in the Nvidia control panel. I’ll leave things alone until further instructions are given, seeing as we can’t go back to the original Oculus core / home.

[Ralf]

The whole point is to add resolutions that your PC/monitor cannot display normally. Simply follow the step by step instructions and the above resolutions will become available despite your PC “only” being connected to a 1920×1080 display.

Custom resolutions have to be added for your actual monitor, not the virtual Oculus monitor. The virtual Oculus monitor is completely irrelevant in this regard. I updated the original post to clarify this, thanks for the heads-up.

[Muskoka1847]

Thank you Ralf for the clarification, will add them right away.

[matt90410]

When adding the resolutions on nVidia, what refresh rate should be selected or does it not matter? (it defaults to 60).

[pintman]

Hi,

Two questions, should us RIFT S users be adding the custom resolution of 1280 x 1440, the Rift S per eye resolution? It’s not on your list.

2nd question, I can only get nvidia control panel to allow me to set 60hz despite my Rift being 80hz. If I try to set 80hz, it completely black screens and I need to reset my PC altogether.

Please advise.

[Ralf]

Adding the resolutions listed above is enough. Due to the lens distortion correction done by the headset runtime game resolution does not correlate 1:1 with the display resolution in VR.

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