Lately, AMD is on a mission to stop the processing chip dominance of Intel with the Ryzen CPU line release and the same goes with the upcoming Vega RX GPUs, which obviously will directly challenge NVIDIA's high-end graphics cards. It appears now that AMD's cross hair is trained on virtual reality or VR.

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The next big thing from AMD following the rousing acceptance of the Ryzen 7 and 5 processors and the excitement building up on the soon-to-release RX Vega GPU series will likely have something to do with VR. This was hinted by AMD's recent acquisition of Nitero that according to PC Gamer is a startup firm "that makes chips for wireless VR and AR systems."

With now Nitero now on AMD's portfolio, the latter also picked up intellectual property that will bolster its AR aspirations. Nitero will also bring in fresh VR-focused recruits to AMD's already vaunted pool of engineering talents.

The acquisition was dubbed by AMD as a long-term investment with the key objective of developing "high-performance computing and graphics technologies that can create more immersive computing experiences."

PC Gamer said AMD is looking to sustain the momentum generated by the recent Ryzen CPU rollout not only with the Vega GPU debut that will happen soon but also with VR products that can compete with existing high-end solutions like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

Specifically, AMD's take on the virtual reality platform is envisioned produce a wireless VR gear and make the end-product readily accessible, meaning AMD's VR solution will be relatively cheaper than what HTC and Oculus offer.

And VR as AMD's next stop makes sense as the same report noted that the chipmaker's Ryzen CPU and Vega GPU are both VR-ready by default. Soon enough, the AMD-Nitero collaboration will give birth to wireless VR headsets that are optimized to work with the key components of AMD's ecosystem - that would be the Ryzen and Vega chip technologies.