AMD Takes 83% Share of Global VR System Market

AMD expands the VR ecosystem with first-ever Polaris 10 GPU demonstration, and its new GPU certified program for VR

AMD announced today at the 2016 Game Developer Conference that the company will underscore its dominance of the global virtual reality systems market. It revealed new advances in hardware and software to further the reach of VR, and unveiled its new GPU certified program that simplifies adoption of VR technology for consumers and content creators.

กฐAMD continues to be a driving force in virtual reality, said Raja Koduri, senior vice president and chief architect, Radeon Technologies Group, AMD. กฐWeกฏre bringing the technology to more people around the world through our efforts to expand the VR ecosystem with VR i-Cafจฆs in China, new Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets, and a wide variety of content partners in gaming, entertainment, education, science, medicine, journalism and several other exciting fields.กฑ

AMD is also making VR more easily accessible to consumers and content creators with its GPU certified program featuring the new กฐRadeon VR Ready Premiumกฑ and กฐRadeon VR Ready Creatorกฑ tiers. Its forthcoming Polaris GPUs and award-winning AMD LiquidVR™ technology will simultaneously advance groundbreaking VR-optimized graphics.

Simplifying VR adoption for consumers and content creators

AMD will today announce its new GPU certified program for VR, allowing OEMs, system builders, and AIB partners to instantly communicate to consumers which certified Radeon™ products can be used to deliver exceptional VR experiences with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets.