Best VR Headsets for Sim / Cockpit

The Pimax Crystal Super leads our sim and cockpit ranking at 220.6, ahead of 23 other VR headsets. Prices currently run from $356 to $6,551.

Reference-class hardware scores about 100. Newer, faster parts go past it. Prices in United States terms. Tick rows to compare.

ComponentTracking
1
Crystal SuperPimax
Either
$1,799
$1,799Pimax
61.3
220.6
2
XR-4Varjo
Either
$3,990
—
21.4
204
3
Dream AirPimax
Either
$1,899
—
38.1
172.3
4
Vision ProApple
StandaloneInside-out
$3,499
—
18.4
153.5
5
CrystalPimax
StandaloneEither
$1,599
—
37.1
141.5
6
Crystal LightPimax
Either
$899
$899Pimax
78.2
140.6
7
AeroVarjo
Base station
$1,990
—
28.5
135.2
8
VR-3Varjo
Base station
$3,195
—
16.4
125.2
9
XR-3Varjo
Base station
$5,495
—
9.6
125.2
10
BeyondBigscreen
Base station
$999
—
50.4
120.1
11
Dream Air SEPimax
Either
$899
—
49.9
106.9
12
Beyond 2Bigscreen
Base station
$1,019
—
44.2
105.5
13
Vive Pro 2HTC
Base station
$799
—
54.2
103.2
14
Quest 3Meta
StandaloneInside-out
$499
—
84.3
100.3
15
Vive Focus 3HTC
StandaloneInside-out
$1,300
—
30.8
95.4
16
Vive Focus VisionHTC
StandaloneInside-out
$999
—
40
95.4
17
Reverb G2HP
Inside-out
$599
—
62.7
89.6
18
Pico 4Pico
StandaloneInside-out
$429
—
85.9
87.9
19
Pico 4 UltraPico
StandaloneInside-out
$599
—
61.5
87.9
20
PlayStation VR2Sony
Inside-out
$549
—
87
85.7
21
Quest 3SMeta
StandaloneInside-out
$299
—
102.8
83.3
22
Quest 2Meta
StandaloneInside-out
$299
—
116
82.7
23
Vive XR EliteHTC
StandaloneInside-out
$1,099
—
28.9
75.8
24
IndexValve
Base station
$999
—
29.6
70.6

Specs pending

In our catalog but not yet scored. We rank these once we have verified specs.

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