Report: Apple Vision Pro Displays Can Achieve 100Hz Refresh Rate

Apple’s mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, includes screens that support up to 100Hz refresh rate. It launched at WWDC 2023 and will be available for $3,499 in the US in early 2024 before expanding to other countries later.

According to MacRumours, Apple said the Vision Pro headset runs at a 90Hz refresh rate most of the time, but in an online WWDC session, the company revealed that it can also switch to 96Hz to support video content shot at 24 frames per second. second.

Now, code found on the M1 Astra confirms that the true maximum refresh rate for Vision Pro is 100Hz, but 100Hz is a mode that only activates to compensate for the perceived 50Hz flicker from artificial lighting, according to the report.

“Apple Vision Pro refresh rate revealed as of visionOS beta 4. Refresh rate modes appear to be 100Hz, 96Hz, and 90Hz. Adjusted to 100Hz to compensate for 50Hz flicker observed in artificial lighting. Travel mode requires 90Hz all the time”, M1Astra wrote on the microblogging platform X.

The report suggested that Apple’s mixed reality headset will be able to switch between 90Hz, 96Hz and 100Hz modes, but for the most part it will run at 90Hz. In “Travel Mode”, which is a mode that can be set when the headphones are used on the move, such as on a flight, 90 Hz is the maximum.

The Vision Pro headset’s two screens are custom micro-OLED displays with a total of 23 million pixels, more pixels than a 4K TV per eye. The Vision Pro headset will be released next year.

Meanwhile, another MacRumors report recently revealed that users will be able to mirror their Vision Pro screen to an external monitor or TV, or share your view with others via ‌AirPlay‌ or ‌FaceTime‌. Other headsets, such as the Meta Quest, have similar features that can help reduce the feeling of isolation of the headset wearer from others.