Does virtual machine use graphics card?

VMware has supported the use of physical GPUs in virtual machines (VMs) since View 5.3 by allowing a GPU to either be dedicated to a single VM with Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vDGA) or shared amongst many VMs with Virtual Shared Graphics Acceleration (vSGA).

Can you use a VM for gaming?

Windows virtual gaming machine Using KVM and GPU passthrough also termed VFIO allows users to play graphic intensive games inside a virtual machine (VM) by using a dedicated GPU for the Windows VM. Numerous Linux-based games available today already have higher demands on the graphics device.

How do I enable VMware virtual machine for GPU pass through?

Configuring passthrough Nvidia GPU deviceSelect an ESXi host from the Inventory of VMware vSphere Client.Enter Maintenance Mode the ESXi host.In the Navigator click Manage, Hardware and PCI Devices. Select the devices and click Toggle passthrough.Reboot host for the change to take effect. To verify it:

How do you make sure your games are using graphics card?

To check which GPU a game is using, open the Task Manager and enable the GPU Engine column on the Processes pane. You’ll then see which GPU number an application is using. You can view which GPU is associated with which number from the Performance tab.