vmVM designed for gaming performance
vmVM designed for gaming performance
Hey everyone, I'm working on a game in Unreal Engine 4 and my main goal is to run it on Windows but also consider a Linux version. Since my PC uses Windows 10 and many programs are Windows-only, I need a compatible machine for testing. I've tried VirtualBox but didn’t get the performance I hoped for. Some people mentioned using peripheral passes through as a way to maintain good gaming speeds in a VM. Do you have any experience with this setup? Let me know your thoughts!
The gaming VM won’t function properly because you can’t easily route the GPU. Consider using an external drive, installing Linux, and running your game there. It’s similar to dual booting, but not quite the same.
It seems Xen and VMware support GPU passthrough, though I lack familiarity with it. Running a hypervisor inside Windows isn't feasible since they're bare-metal solutions. Given these constraints, you might want to switch to a native Linux installation on a new hard drive.
The experience with VMs isn't what it seems. The GPU doesn't offer hardware acceleration for the VM. Consider using a budget HDD or SSD and try dual booting.
I need to keep using a dual-boot setup. Thanks everyone, I’m hoping it’s possible soon—it’d be great!
It's possible to achieve this in Windows using Hyper-V, though it's primarily supported on Windows Server and possibly Windows Pro. I haven't tried it myself. If you're running Linux as the host, it's simpler—just use KVM or Xen to create a Windows guest with a dedicated GPU. It performs excellently for gaming.