Nvidia finally activates GeForce GPU Passthrough

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If you have an Nvidia GPU, you will now be able to use GeForce GPU passthrough when running virtual machines on Windows. While the feature has been in use for some time, the company hasn't officially supported the technology in the past, but that has changed with the announcement that GeForce GPU Passthrough for Windows Virtual Machine is now in beta. GeForce desktop graphics cards based on Kepler, Maxwell, or Pascal architectures or newer will be able to take advantage of GPU passthrough when running a virtual machine in Windows. However, users who want to use GPU passthrough on a laptop will need a GPU based on the Maxwell architecture or newer. By using GPU passthrough, developers can use virtual machines to test software and even games on different operating systems while using only one machine. Linux users, on the other hand, will be able to play Windows games using a virtual machine with GPU passthrough enabled.

GeForce GPU Passthrough

To start using GeForce GPU Passthrough on your system, you need to make sure the R465 driver is installed. While GPU passthrough can be a boon for developers who want to test code on Windows and Linux on a single machine, there are some limitations. For example, Nvidia's GeForce GPU Passthrough technology only allows a single virtual machine to access the host machine's GPU. If you need to run multiple virtual machines on a single GPU, the company's GeForce graphics cards won't cut it. Instead, you'll need to upgrade to a Tesla or Quadro graphics card. Now that Nvidia officially supports GPU passthrough, we'll likely see more improvements and features that take advantage of the technology in the future. Via Wccftech