With this update, we are adding experimental support for some AMD GPUs to Steam Link. We’ve also addressed several rough edges in the experience and performance of Steam Link.
Steam Link:
AMD GPUs:EXPERIMENTAL SUPPORT - Recent AMD Cards with HEVC hardware encoders:
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RX570 and newer
UNSUPPORTED - Older cards and cards without HEVC hardware encoders:
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RX 6400 – No HEVC
RX 6500 XT – No HEVC
Most cards older than RX570
Visual Experience:
Enable 10-bit video encoding on AMD graphics cards with this capability
Enable “Advanced Supersample Filtering”. This improves video quality when using high supersampling rates.
HMD Interstitial performance improvement
Fix frame-sync bug causing extra jitter
Connection Issues:
Allow connection to proceed even in network configurations without QoS support
Error 200 - Allow connections for users with missing QoS bits contributing to error 200
Stream resets and recovery – Reduced friction related to stream resets and recovery for some networks
General:
Fix for multiple crashes particularly when under extreme load
Debug UI improvements
Reduced some log spam
Change headset behavior to reduce reliance on lack of motion for entering "standby" state
SteamVR Session End - Returns user to Steam Link start menu
Speed up how quickly users can click the “Connect” button when starting stream
Fix not updating wifi AP name on interstitial
Improve AMD feedback when running on unsupported cards.
Tweak mini graph levels in debug UI.
Added tongue tracking to OSC output.
Change way SteamVR detects/attempts to connect to Steam, to avoid issue where SteamVR thinks Steam is gone.
Resolved issue causing black screen in 2D UI while transitioning between activities.
SteamVR:
Fix for extended mode "Headset Window" not showing up in Window's taskbar
Supersampling - Re-enable “Advanced Supersample Filtering" for Meta headsets. This allows higher supersampling rates without causing aliasing in the HMD. Can be toggled under Advanced Video Settings. Note: This does not apply to Virtual Desktop.
The ‘VR Dashboard on System Button’ advanced setting is now only visible in the desktop settings menu
SteamVR desktop widget Always On Top temporarily disabled while viewing desktop or 2D app in headset.
Fix for dashboard switching to facemouse mode when dismissing theater screen.
OpenXR:
Fixed a memory leak where calling xrDestroySwapchain on a Vulkan swapchain would not free memory.
Proper D3D12 swapchain usage flag handling (including UAV support).
Mipmap and sample counts are now obeyed for D3D12 swapchain image creation.
Help & Information:The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a SteamVR System Report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.
Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app ... 8197696969