topic Re: Share the graphics card in VMware in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions

Share the graphics card in VMware

mnabeelam — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:33:46 GMT

I have a graphics card that is installed into the workstation and on the workstation I installed an OS/VMWare, how I can install this graphics card into a VMware machine even that Windows platform or Linux platform?

Please guide

Thanks

Re: Share the graphics card in VMware

RDPetruska — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 11:56:45 GMT

What VMware product/version are you using?

Re: Share the graphics card in VMware

scott28tt — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:35:51 GMT

Are you using VMware Workstation, or some other VMware product?

Re: Share the graphics card in VMware

mnabeelam — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:51:28 GMT

VMWare Workstation 17 and Fusion 13

Re: Share the graphics card in VMware

scott28tt — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:22:52 GMT

So you have Workstation running on a Windows or Linux system AND Fusion running on a Mac?

Either way, I'm pretty sure that passthrough is only an option in ESXi, not in either Workstation or Fusion.

This post on Workstation is worth reading: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/VMware-Workstation-17-Pro-supports-use-of-host-GPU/td-p/2847355

Re: Share the graphics card in VMware

RDPetruska — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:29:19 GMT

You cannot share the graphics card with the virtual machine. Install the VMware Tools in the virtual machine - they contain drivers for the emulated graphics card, network card, etc.