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ziggymc
Up and Coming
February 11, 2026
Question

Meta Quest Link latency

Hi, I am experiencing latency on my controllers via link. I'm assuming this is linked to some gpu setting being on and was wondering if anyone knows some tweaks to fix this?

11 replies

Degly
Degly
Inspiring
February 14, 2026

Controller latency over Link is usually GPU/encode related, not the controllers themselves.

Try this:

  • In the Meta PC app → Graphics, lower the refresh rate and render resolution
  • Update (or roll back) GPU drivers
  • Make sure you’re plugged into a USB 3.0 port directly on the motherboard

If the delay only happens in Link and not standalone, it’s almost always GPU encoding or USB bandwidth, not tracking.

    ziggymcAuthor
    Up and Coming
    February 17, 2026

    I have the refresh rate at 72 Hz the lowest and it is better. Is there any gpu setting I need to turn off to get less latency on the controllers?

    steve40
    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    February 20, 2026

    No. What is your Encode Bitrate in Link? If you are using a USB cable Link connection, Encode Bitrates of around 650 Mbps and higher cause increasing latency. You can use the Oculus Debug Tool to set or limit your max Encode Bitrate.

      TomCgcmfc
      Honored Contributor
      February 20, 2026

      ziggymc​ What are your PC specs mate (CPU/GPU, win10/11)?  Pretty hard to suggest anything if you don't at least include these imho.  Cheers.

      i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 64Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
      ziggymcAuthor
      Up and Coming
      February 21, 2026

      I5-10300H, RTX 3050 (laptop), windows 11 home. I didn’t have any problems before could run 90 frames and 1080p smoothly and then something happened and now 72 frames with some controller delay

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