Your Oculus Quest 2 just got a performance upgrade overnight

• The December v47 update silently introduced a new performance boost on the Quest 2, which was enabled on December 22, 2022.
• The Quest 2's GPU can now scale up to 525MHz when needed, a boost up from the previous maximum of 490MHz.
• Meta says this equates to a 7% increase in overall performance which should help developers further enhance game detail, resolution, and performance.

This is a Christmas miracle. If you own a Meta Quest 2 and end up finding one under your Christmas tree this holiday season, you can now enjoy the fruits of Meta's labor.

The Quest 2 headset's graphics card can now go up to 525MHz, up from the previous maximum of 490MHz. Thanks to the December v47 update, that action can happen right now. The clock speed boost will allow the upcoming games to take advantage of better graphics and more stable framerates.

On the heels of the departure of John Carmack, legendary coder of Doom and other popular id engines, this announcement is hot. The general inefficiency of the current company structure of Meta was one of the reasons for Carmack's resignation. Everyone's best guess is whether this is a coincidence or a quick response to Carmack's call to action.

This update will add a performance boost to any games that need it. Developers of the best games have to update their games to take advantage of the performance boost, but Meta says it's just a quick on/off switch.

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When performance goes down, the Quest 2 will automatically scale the graphics card. Fixed foveated rendering will be used if the app is still struggling to meet the goal.

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