HTC Vive vs. Razer OSVR HDK 2
Product Summary
HTC Vive
Release date: Apr, 2016.Delve into the world of virtual reality through Steam Vr’s HTC Vive: one of the main competitors to the Oculus Rift. It is equipped with graphics and refresh rates the same as its rival but offers an exclusive way to play. Specialising in immersing yourself in the 3D space around you, the HTC Vive allows you t...Read more >
Razer OSVR HDK 2
Release date: Jul, 2016.Marketed as an “open-source platform aimed to work with any VR-Gaming product”, the OSVR HDK2 is one of the few VR headset that is focused on providing game engine plugins to support and facilitate the development of VR-enabled games for its open source environment.
The HDK2 version of this hea...Read more >
Compare HTC Vive & Razer OSVR HDK 2 Specs
General Specifications

HTC Vive

Razer OSVR HDK 2

OLED
OLED

1080 x 1200 pixels per eye
2160x1200

90hz
90 hz

SteamVR
Windows, OS X

110°
100°

Fresnel
SLR grade custom crafted dual lens system

60.8-74.6mm
Plastic, Foam

Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Gamepads and Leap Motion

15x15ft
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer

Yes
USB 3.0

No
None

Yes
Black, Orange

555g
Yes

Black
1360g
Minimum Requirements

NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better.
Nvidia GTX970

INTEL® I5-4590 / AMD FX 8350
2 GHZ QUAD CORE CPU

4GB+ RAM
2GB+ RAM

HDMI 1.4 OR DISPLAY PORT 1.2
HDMI 1.3

x1 USB 2.0 or newer
x3 USB 3.0

Windows 7 SP1 Or Newer
Windows 7 SP1 Or Newer, OS X

None
None

Not Applicable
Not Applicable

Not Applicable
Not Applicable