Using Native Video Card Drivers instead of Parallels

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dreambig207

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Hi,
I have a Mac Pro a with 2 video cards, I think I read somewhere on these forums that, for say an iMac, parallels cannot access the GPU directly (and it's full potential) because the iMac is using it. If you have two GPUs can you have parallels use the 2nd one directly and thus greatly improve gaming and video applications? If not is there any solution that would allow Parallels to run graphics intensive games/applications - beyond bootcamp?
Thank you!
 
dreambig207 said:
Hi,
I have a Mac Pro a with 2 video cards, I think I read somewhere on these forums that, for say an iMac, parallels cannot access the GPU directly (and it's full potential) because the iMac is using it. If you have two GPUs can you have parallels use the 2nd one directly and thus greatly improve gaming and video applications? If not is there any solution that would allow Parallels to run graphics intensive games/applications - beyond bootcamp?
Thank you!
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Hello dreambig207,
Guest OSes in Parallels Desktop have no access to physical graphics cards present in a Mac. Instead, Parallels Display Adapter driver (which is part of Parallels Tools installation) interfaces with virtual hardware. To know more about how Virtual Machines work with graphic cards, refer to this article.
 
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