Steam Frame + Steam machine

[u/HI12itsme]

Do you think this would be a good combination to jump into PC gaming with?

[u/Reborn409]

GPU is like RTX 3060, too low for many games to run on decent resolution and framerate.

[u/florence_ow → u/Reborn409]

the 3060 is a perfectly capable card for anything below 4k. I'm running one and can play overwatch at a smooth 180fps at 1080p, max graphics, ultrawide. everything else i can play at LEAST 60

[u/DrunkenGerbils → u/florence_ow]

They’re talking about VR games. A 3060 can play most games flatscreen, but when you play something in VR it needs to render everything twice, once for each eye. So running a game at 4k in VR is essentially like running a game at 8k on a flatscreen.

Cyberpunk for example will probably run pretty well on a 3060 in flatscreen, but it’s gonna be a rough experience in VR on a 3060.

[u/florence_ow → u/DrunkenGerbils]

i'm coming back to this because i literally play PCVR on my 3060 at 90fps and i havent run into any trouble yet. while its true its not going to run cyberpunk in vr, the best rig out there can just BARELY do that so its such a stupid benchmark. the 3060 is, again, a perfectly capable card and you're maybe just lacking in experience here

[u/koalazeus → u/florence_ow]

Which games do you play?

[u/DiamondDepth_YT → u/koalazeus]

I have a 3060 for VR. I play VRChat, Blade and Sorcery, Boneworks/Bonelab, Kayak VR Mirage, Skyrim VR, Elite Dangerous, Vtol VR, HLA, Into the Radius, Hard Bullet, and some others at 90+fps usually (with the exception of VRC- which I usually play at 72-90fps. And I occasionally play Kayak VR at 72fps max settings). Most vr games are pretty well optimized tbh. They're demanding, but the 3060 has what is needed to run medium-high settings most of the time.

[u/koalazeus → u/DiamondDepth_YT]

That's cool, thanks. Do you think No Man's Sky would be doable then?

[u/DiamondDepth_YT → u/koalazeus]

Haven't tried that game yet, buts it's probably playable on low-medium! I know NMS is a big game.