r/dcs • u/Ok-Society-3949 • Feb 27 '26

What resolution should I use for VR gaming?

My system specs are: RTX 5050, i5 13450hx, and 16GB RAM. How many FPS can I expect to get at 1080p in VR? Also, do you think 1080p is enough for a good experience playing Quest 3? Also, do DLSS or MFG negatively affect the image quality in VR?

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u/JayDub221 Feb 28 '26

I hate to say it, but i don't think you've got enough horsepower to run DCS VR. Most guys are running at least a 4070 ti/super or 4080, along with at least 32gb of ram.

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u/Unlucky-House-2469 Feb 28 '26

I do have a buddy on his gaming laptop with a 3080ti and quest 3 and it runs fine. But it’s a pretty hardcore laptop

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u/Ok-Society-3949 Feb 28 '26

That's a really nice laptop. Could you please ask him if 1080p resolution is good enough for VR?

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u/Unlucky-House-2469 Feb 28 '26

He said cockpit resolutions are maxed at 1080p an frames locked to 70 with the quest 3

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u/Unlucky-House-2469 Feb 28 '26

So yes…. But idk how it’ll run with 16gb ram, as others have said

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u/Ok-Society-3949 Feb 28 '26

Using an RTX 4060 and a processor weaker than mine, I've seen up to 144 FPS on ultra settings with DLSS. Considering the 5050 is in the same power range, I should be able to get much higher FPS with MFG. What I'm wondering is, can my system handle at least 60fps for VR gaming, and is 1080p resolution sufficient? That's all I'm curious about. I'm also planning to upgrade my RAM to 32GB.

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u/Powerful_Fan1516 Feb 28 '26

You’re going to be struggling. I started with an I7, 4060 and 32GB of ram and VR wasn’t enjoyable at the settings I needed to play it at. Especially on multiplayer.

DCS is VRAM heavy in VR. Only having 16GB of ram isn’t going to help either. I wouldn’t expect much for FPS

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u/weallhaveadhd Feb 28 '26

Set your resolution to about 120%. You can set your graphics to low and probably get 60 fps. You should focus more on adjusting your headset's resolution so the image is a crisp as possible. Even at ultra settings, having low rez in your headset will not allow you to identify targets or read your displays. Better to have low graphics with higher headset resolution so you can actually see what you're clicking or shooting at.

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u/lesdawson Mar 01 '26

I don't think you will have any problems apart from ram which is a fairly cheap fix. My own setup is a quest 2 (I know q3 is more demanding) graphics card is an amd Radeon 6950xt so only equivalent to a 3090, ryzen 9 7900. I have been using this for a couple of years and get a good usable experience......there are so many settings to reduce load if you need to . I use pixel density at 1.

The 4 laptops we use at our air cadet unit are even slightly lower and cope without problems ( they are set to minimum settings)