Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for operating a wearable display device. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for operating a wearable display device. The method includes determining a position of the wearable display device based on a motion sensor. The method includes rendering, by a graphics processing unit, an image based on the determined position. The method includes determining a first updated position of the wearable display device based on the motion sensor. The method includes warping, by a warp engine, a first portion of the rendered image based on the first updated position. The method includes displaying the warped first portion of the rendered image on a display of the wearable display device.