Nvidia Demonstrates 1700Hz Display for Virtual Reality

Nvidia has demonstrated a display that would offer a refresh rate of 1700Hz. The manufacturer calls the prototype a zero latency display that can show a stable image in case of severe shaking, especially in virtual reality applications.

During its GTC 2016 event, Nvidia showed a video of the screen, showing the Nvidia logo and name. The screen was mounted on a rail system and could therefore shake back and forth quickly. However, the image remained stable in the center. It is probably an OLED screen.

According to the vice president of Nvidia Graphics Research, David Luebke, this was due to the high refresh rate of the screen. At 1700Hz, that would be about twenty times higher than is currently the case with VR glasses. A 90Hz screen displays an image every 11 milliseconds, while a 1700Hz version does so every 0.58 milliseconds writes Road to VR. The screens of both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift offer a refresh rate of 90Hz.