Can't get VMWare to start with GPU

tjwetzel — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:50:47 GMT

I'm by no means a computer guy but I'll try to explain my issue:

I want to run an NXT game in my VM, however I cannot for the life of me get VMWare to boot using my GPU (based on what task manager tells me) and I believe it is effecting my ability to launch a game within my VM. I'm running windows 10 home on an Intel i7-9700F with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti.

Steps I've taken so far are

-Changing setting within my control panel to launch

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\vmware.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\x64\vmware-vmx.exe

with my GPU

-Changed the OpenGL Rendering GPU within my NVIDIA control panel global settings

-Change my BIOS setting between onboard and PCI Express

None of this has gotten me where I want to be, any ideas?

Moderator edit by wila: moved to VMWare Workstation discussions

Re: Can't get VMWare to start with GPU

ender_ — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:42:15 GMT

VMWare emulates a DX11 GPU (if you have the latest VMWare Tools installed, and the VM uses Workstation 16.x hardware compatibility level), but it won't use your host's GPU inside the VM.

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Can't get VMWare to start with GPU

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