Who is the Valve - Index for?
Top-of-category vr headset. Valve - Index sits in the rare 95.0 ≥ 88 tier — every weighted spec lands above the bar that defines the leaderboard.
Buy this if you want best-in-class raw spec strength. You trade premium pricing for a device that doesn’t compromise on any criterion the Mars Score formula weighs.
Mars Score is computed from 10 measured specs against the transparent formula for the vr headsets category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Valve - Index: advantages & disadvantages
Measured against every vr headsets we track, here is where the Valve - Index pulls ahead — and where it gives ground.
- ▲Refresh rate: 144 Hz — among the best vr headsets we track.
- ▲Field of view: 130 ° — among the best vr headsets we track.
- ▼No Inside-out tracking — a feature most stronger vr headsets include.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Resolution per eye
- 1440x1600
- Refresh rate
- 144Hz
- Field of view
- 130°
- Standalone
- false
All specifications
Display
- Resolution per eye
- 1440x1600
- Refresh rate?
- 144 Hz
- Field of view
- 130 °
Tracking & Audio
- Inside-out tracking
- false
- Eye tracking
- false
- Face tracking
- false
- Color passthrough
- false
Compute
- Standalone
- false
- Battery
- 0 h
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Frequently asked
What is the Mars Score for Valve - Index?+
Valve - Index scores 95.0 on the transparent Mars Score formula for vr headsets, computed from its published specs against the category's weighted normalization.
What category does Valve - Index belong to?+
Valve - Index is a Valve vr headset catalogued in the VR Headsets category.
When was Valve - Index released?+
Valve - Index was released on 2019-06-28.
What is the resolution per eye of Valve - Index?+
Valve - Index has a resolution per eye of 1440x1600.
What is the refresh rate of Valve - Index?+
Valve - Index has a refresh rate of 144 Hz.
What is the field of view of Valve - Index?+
Valve - Index has a field of view of 130 °.
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