GTX1660 3D Supoort compatible in VMware Workstation 17

[vn983]

Dear All,

Below is my env:

VMware Workstation 17

Local Host OS : Windows 11 Pro

VM : Windows 10 & Windows 11

Host machine GPU GTX 760.

My Question:

Using GTX 760 in VMware Workstation 17 to start Windows 10 or 11 that tell No 3d support is available from the host.

I tried to modifed .vmx but didn't sovled the issuse,

So Iguess the GTX 760 is no longer supported by version 17。

If using GTX1660 is this compatible with version 17?

thanks in advance.

[bluefirestorm]

The GTX 1660 supports D3D12 feature level 12_1 so it is fine for Workstation 17.x 3D acceleration in VMs on Windows 10/11 hosts. The GTX 760 (Kepler) supports only up to D3D12 feature level 11_0 that is why 3D VM graphics fails for version 17.x. You can see the feature level support in dxdiag.

You should be able to extend the use of the GTX 760 by switching to OpenGL rendering instead of using DX12Renderer (the default in Windows 10/11 hosts in Workstation 17.x). You add/edit these lines in the vmx.

mks.enableDX12Renderer="FALSE"
mks.enableDX11Renderer="FALSE"
mks.enableGLRenderer="TRUE"

This worked for a GTX960M (Maxwell Gen 1), which also only supports up to feature level 11_0 just like the GTX 760, on a Windows 10 host with version 17.5. Note that the GLRenderer is not recommended for use with Intel integrated GPUs as it causes many rendering issues with Windows VMs (don't know about Intel ARC dGPU though).

[Kinnison]

Hello,

Forgive the intrusion, but if a user consults what the DXDIAG tool reports, the level of functionality of GTX 900 series video cards with MAXELL architecture (for example GTX960) indicates a maximum level of functionality equal to "12_1" (as documented by the manufacturer). I would recommend checking the availability of the latest drivers for that video card, it being understood that a GTX 1660 is far more recent and performant.

Regards,
Ferdinando

[bluefirestorm]

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Forgive the intrusion, but if a user consults what the DXDIAG tool reports, the level of functionality of GTX 900 series video cards with MAXELL architecture (for example GTX960) indicates a maximum level of functionality equal to "12_1" (as documented by the manufacturer). I would recommend checking the availability of the latest drivers for that video card, it being understood that a GTX 1660 is far more recent and performant.

Note the "M" after the GTX960M and indication that it is Maxwell Gen 1 in my reply. Maxwell Gen 1 supports only feature 11_0. I can confirm that as I have a laptop that has GTX960M. 

GTX9xx desktop are Maxwell Gen 2.0. Maxwell Gen 2.0 and newer supports feature D3D12 level 12_1. Nvidia have long messed up their number series naming to be not in sync with their GPU architecture.

There are two different Maxwell architectures (Gen 1 and Gen 2). If you don't want to take my word, look at these

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/?architecture=Maxwell&sort=name
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/?architecture=Maxwell%202.0&sort=name

As for OpenGL 4.6 drivers, Nvidia drivers supports it as far back as Fermi architecture. As far I can remember, the OpenGL 4.6 drivers has been there since 2017; so one would not have updated Nvidia drivers for more than 6 years to not have OpenGL 4.6 installed on a Windows 10/11 host.

[Kinnison]

Hello

Of course I believe your words, but what I'm saying is that the question is specific to whether a GTX 1660 is compatible with the VMware Workstation 17 (of unspecified version product, anyway the answer is yes), not how to operate a GeForce GTX 760 which, objectively, has several years on its back. Then, if we want to be practical, if the most recent product version to provide 3D support claims, at a minimum, that the video card must support the "DIRECT X 12_1" functionality, it must be written, You see, certain systems for the "business" market with 8th/9th generation processors were shipped from the factory with GT730 video cards which "would not be compatible" with the 3D support of the product in question.

Like I said, forgive for the intrusion.

Regards,
Ferdinando