Accelerate 3D Graphics on Macbook M2 Pro

[BenLinsley]

Hi, I'm rather new to using virtual machines, simply trying to run Steam games through a virtual machine of Windows 11 that is not available for Macs.

When trying to accelerate 3D graphics through the settings > display menu, I am unable to enable it with "3D acceleration is not supported for the current guest operating" displayed below. Running Windows 11 64-bit Arm, through a .iso I got from parallels. My MacOS version is Sonoma 14.0.

I have installed VMware tools

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Technogeezer]

If you're running Fusion 13, there is no 3D acceleration available for Windows 11 ARM VMs.

The 2023 Tech Preview release that will become the next version of Fusion does allow for 3D acceleration of Windows 11 ARM. It also contains newer VMware Tools that has improved video drivers for Windows 11 ARM - you need both the Tech Preview and the enhanced Tools to get the 3D acceleration.