The technology company mostly known for its graphics cards, Nvidia, has applied for a patent for a new type of Holographic VR display. The patent application seems to involve a display that is placed on a head-mounted gear and would work as a virtual reality headset. Nvidia‘s intentions are not on display in the patent application, and it is only a technical explanation of the potential technology, but this could prove to be one of the first gaming-focused Holographic VR headsets on the market.

Nvidia is a conglomerate working in software development and hardware manufacturing. While it became known as a graphics card manufacturer in the 1990s, Nvidia has since grown to produce myriad of semiconductor applications, software solutions, and consumer goods. In the gaming field, in addition to its GeForce graphics cards, Nvidia offers the likes of Shield gaming devices and game streaming platform GeForce Now.

The patent application by Nvidia is first and foremost described as a Holographic Virtual Reality Display. While this doesn’t distinguish immediately that it is indeed designed for use in headsets, the background of the technology and the detailed description reveal that is intended to be placeable on head-mounted displays. Of course, the most popular head-mounted displays in the consumer space are traditional VR devices, like the gaming-oriented Meta Quest headsets.