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Steam Frame

Streaming-first standalone VR headset. Two answers per game: native on the mobile Snapdragon chip, or streamed from a host PC/Steam Machine over a dedicated 6 GHz link. Eye-tracked foveation keeps the bitrate down.

from $1,059 September 18, 202615,965 games rated

$1,059 (256 GB kit) or $1,299 (1 TB kit) — both include the controllers, a Wi-Fi 6E streaming adapter and Half-Life: Alyx

Per-eye

2160×2160

Refresh

up to 144 Hz

FOV

110°

Mode

Standalone + PC stream

How the catalogue runs on the Frame

0%of 15,965 rated games land “native vr”

Native VR1 Flatscreen (stream)15,964

Full specs

Performance

GPU: Adreno (standalone) + wireless PC / SteamVR streaming
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (ARM64)
Realistic target: 2160×2160 per eye · 72–144 Hz
Capability: Native on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, or full SteamVR streamed from a PC / Steam Machine

Display

Screen: Dual LCD, 2160×2160 per eye, pancake lenses, 72 / 80 / 90 / 120 / 144 Hz, ~110° FOV, eye-tracking for foveated rendering
Refresh / target: 2160×2160 per eye · 72–144 Hz

Memory & storage

Memory: 16 GB LPDDR5X
VRAM: 16 GB LPDDR5X (unified)
Storage: 256 GB or 1 TB · microSD expansion

Connectivity

Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 + a dedicated 6 GHz radio for low-latency PC streaming · Bluetooth

Ports & controls

Ports: USB-C (45 W charging)
Controls: Steam Frame Controllers — Touch Plus-style with a gamepad layout (D-pad + 4 face buttons), ~40 h on a single AA each

Physical, OS & box

Weight: 185 g core unit · ~440 g with strap, battery and facial interface
Battery: 21.6 Wh Li-ion — ~1 h standalone, longer when streaming; USB-C 45 W charging
OS: SteamOS 3 for VR (standalone) + SteamVR streaming from a host PC / Steam Machine
In the box: Steam Frame headset, Steam Frame Controllers and a Wi-Fi 6E streaming adapter; Half-Life: Alyx included

Curated collections for the Frame

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From the community

Launched in September 2026 — reservations opened September 14 and units ship from September 18. Owner reports are only starting to come in, so for now we rate whether a game is native-VR or a flatscreen title you'd stream to a virtual screen.