AVX/AVX2 instructions + DirectX 12

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for M Series Mac' started by xazac, Dec 14, 2021.

  1. xazac

    xazac Bit Poster

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    I contacted Apple to ask them more info about Apple Silicon family capabilities and they replied to me with this statement:

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    They also added:
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    So, dear Parallels, you have no excuses now to bring both AVX/AVX2 and DirectX12 to Parallels for ARM architecture.
     
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  2. Zamadatix

    Zamadatix Bit Poster

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    According to your own quote AVX/AVX2 can't be brought through virtualization only emulation. Parallels is not an emulator, it's a hypervisor. If you want an emulator that supports x86 VMs go look at UTM w/ QEMU backend and see how dog slow emulators are compared to hypervisors.

    As for DirectX 12 it's absolutely technically feasible to paravirtualize it, I've never heard them claim it wasn't? Lack of support is due to work effort.
     
  3. xazac

    xazac Bit Poster

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    Hypervisor or not, Parallels must work on that.
     
  4. Mikhail Ushakov

    Mikhail Ushakov Parallels Team

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    Hello! Thank you a lot for your feedback. AVX instructions aren't supported in Parallels Desktop yet. We've shared your feedback with our R & D Team.
     
  5. KieranH

    KieranH

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    Hi all, I am new to this forum and I am afraid I am not very knowledgable about the technical details being discussed above but perhaps you can help clarify this for me . I have been running Mapinfo/Discover GIS software (now Datamine) for many years on a Macbook via Parallels, currently a 2016/17 2.9GHz Intel Core i7. I have just bought a Macbook Pro with an M1 max chip. I purchased a new copy of Parallels 18 and downloaded Windows 11 directly at the end of the Parallels installation. I have tried to install the latest version of the Datamine software and it appeared to install OK (no errors) However when I try to open the programme I get a message saying the "computers CPU does not support AVX extensions, both Windows 10 (sic) and Discover which require AVX extensions. Upgrade your processor to one that supports AVX extensions". Does this mean I am wasting my time trying to run this software on this (very expensive) M1 mac or might there be a workaround? I have contacted the Datamine support team and they do not have a solution other that to suggest I run Windows WM on the cloud which is not a practical solution for me as I work a lot in remote areas in Africa where connectivity can be hit and miss. Any guidance appreciated.
     
  6. Mikhail Ushakov

    Mikhail Ushakov Parallels Team

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    Hello!
    Thank you for your feedback, I've shared it with our R&D Team.
    Since we don't support this feature, there is no workaround we can provide to you right now, unfortunately.
     
  7. YvonneB2

    YvonneB2

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    I am trialling Parallels and really need this feature, is there any update on it? Is it in the pipeline? It will be a deciding factor on whether I buy or not. Thank you.
     
  8. Pavel Merkulov

    Pavel Merkulov Staff Member

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    Hello!

    Unfortunately, we can not disclose our plans for the implementation of certain features, as it is confidential information. But we do remember about this feature and doing our best.
     
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