VMware 3D performance
According to ryder0707 3D performance in VMware should be more then usable.
I'm looking for comparison performance benchmarks preferably using some standard benchmark tool (3DMark, some game that includes benchmark run), both on the bare metal and in VMware.
Please post your hardware configuration and VMware version.
I'm looking for comparison performance benchmarks preferably using some standard benchmark tool (3DMark, some game that includes benchmark run), both on the bare metal and in VMware.
Please post your hardware configuration and VMware version.
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> Best 3D graphics experience will be with the newer flavours of VMWare Software
I'm looking for performance comparison benchmarks!
I'm looking for performance comparison benchmarks!
BTW, I don't think you going to get great 3-D Graphics for games from a Virtual Machine ...
I can't be bothered to try to google it ... but from all my reading, I can say that 3-D performance is only starting on it's long road to match a physical PC. Nothing virtual matches up to spec of a dedicated graphics card. Maybe in another 1-2 years.
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This is too funny now ... but great demo Ryder0707!
My 3D / Flash (bbc iplayer) performance in Workstation 7 VM (vmware tool, etc all configured!) is shite on my dual core laptop.
But on the physical laptop it is fine ... so what gives? Is the Intel Series 4 Express Graphics chipset shite??
My 3D / Flash (bbc iplayer) performance in Workstation 7 VM (vmware tool, etc all configured!) is shite on my dual core laptop.
But on the physical laptop it is fine ... so what gives? Is the Intel Series 4 Express Graphics chipset shite??
Hehehe yeah i think its funny too... :)
Anyway I'm quite impressed with the 3D performance, not sure for other people...just imagine if better cpu & gpu
Can you give me link the to test the 3D flash? What kind gpu do you have?
Anyway I'm quite impressed with the 3D performance, not sure for other people...just imagine if better cpu & gpu
Can you give me link the to test the 3D flash? What kind gpu do you have?
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If I overlook that fact that the combination of the benchmark software (3D Mark 2001) and the hardware is so specific, that it has absolutely no real value, you still didn't provide any comparison. It's nice to know that VMware on your notebook can reach over 3400 points, but how many points can the bare metal reach?
what you mean specific, its the slowest cpu and probably the slowest gpu compared to other desktop gpu
i'm totally fine if you want to sponsor hardware for me to do the benchmark :)
the host itself can get close to 6k points, so about 60%-70% of the host performance
i'm totally fine if you want to sponsor hardware for me to do the benchmark :)
the host itself can get close to 6k points, so about 60%-70% of the host performance
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> what you mean specific, its the slowest cpu and probably the slowest gpu compared to other desktop gpu
Its definitely not the slowest CPU, but the GPU has no dedicated memory, which can skew the results a lot.
Plus the Intel Atom does not support HW virtualization, so the results are once again skewed.
Having a slow CPU does not guarantee the results to be only GPU affected. Exactly the opposite is true. The faster CPU, the lower effect on GPU performance will it have.
Its definitely not the slowest CPU, but the GPU has no dedicated memory, which can skew the results a lot.
Plus the Intel Atom does not support HW virtualization, so the results are once again skewed.
Having a slow CPU does not guarantee the results to be only GPU affected. Exactly the opposite is true. The faster CPU, the lower effect on GPU performance will it have.
Its definitely not the slowest CPU
Even school kids know Intel Atom is slow compared to standard desktop cpu
but the GPU has no dedicated memory, which can skew the results a lot.
If I were to have dedicated memory, the result would be better, so 3D gaming is not an issue in VM, simple science
Plus the Intel Atom does not support HW virtualization, so the results are once again skewed.
If I have VT, the result would be better, so 3D gaming is not an issue in VM, simple science
The faster CPU, the lower effect on GPU performance will it have.
This is really funny, otherwise we wont be having technology like TOE & DXVA
The idea of having faster GPU is to offload the process from the CPU not vice versa
Even school kids know Intel Atom is slow compared to standard desktop cpu
but the GPU has no dedicated memory, which can skew the results a lot.
If I were to have dedicated memory, the result would be better, so 3D gaming is not an issue in VM, simple science
Plus the Intel Atom does not support HW virtualization, so the results are once again skewed.
If I have VT, the result would be better, so 3D gaming is not an issue in VM, simple science
The faster CPU, the lower effect on GPU performance will it have.
This is really funny, otherwise we wont be having technology like TOE & DXVA
The idea of having faster GPU is to offload the process from the CPU not vice versa
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OK, I give up.
You don't know anything about GPU technology or virtualization. Here you have your 500 points, and I just hope, I don't meet you again.
You don't know anything about GPU technology or virtualization. Here you have your 500 points, and I just hope, I don't meet you again.
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Here you go. Enjoy
ie. VMWare Workstation 7 and VMWare Player 3
http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/new.html