How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
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How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
In the about this mac, the graphics card says 3 MB. Which is too low to run certain games on my VM, how can I make this better? (3D acceleration is enabled)
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
See the VM settings, Display tab.
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
It doesn't go any higher than 3 MB on OSX guests. That's the way it's always been. Don't have a clue why that's the case, but I'm afraid it is what it is. That's the amount reported by the OSX guest, that is.
A VM is not a good game-playing idea, it's anything but. Especially an OSX VM, which is missing the display graphics drivers. Not even the built-in Chess.app is performing well, try it...
A VM is not a good game-playing idea, it's anything but. Especially an OSX VM, which is missing the display graphics drivers. Not even the built-in Chess.app is performing well, try it...
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
I noticed if you go into displays under settings if you increase the monitor count, you can increase the video memory to a max of 256 MB. Would this help or destroy my computer?
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
I also found this https://gfx.io/switching.html
What if I installed this on the VM, would I be able to control the GPU card that I want the mac guest to use?
What if I installed this on the VM, would I be able to control the GPU card that I want the mac guest to use?
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
Neither. Why would it help? You have twice the memory for twice the monitors [1]. But, "destroy" your computer? Nope, I don't think I've ever heard of a similar caseDarth Vader wrote:if you increase the monitor count, you can increase the video memory to a max of 256 MB. Would this help or destroy my computer?
[1]: Well, it doesn't actually go in a linear fashion, so I tried something; what's the minimum vRAM required depending on the 2/3D acceleration and the number of monitors, before you get a warning. I had never tried that and the results seemed... interesting :
Mon. 2/3D 3D 2D - 1 128 128 42 30 2 128 128 60 48 3 128 128 90 77 4 128 128 120 108 5 150 138 150 138 6 177 165 177 165 7 207 195 207 195 8 237 225 237 225
For those looking for more details, the algorithm in at "VBoxGlobal.cpp", search for "requiredVideoMemory", don't want to put the direct line reference as it is subject to change...
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
You posted while I was "working" on my post:
If you're talking about the host, then you don't have that much freedom, if a program (like VirtualBox) requests the 3D acceleration. Your Mac has to switch to the discrete GPU, can't use the integrated one. Same as if you have a 2nd monitor. I have that program installed on my host, running at all times...
No. Once again, you do not have a GPU on the VM. You have a virtual one, a fake one.Darth Vader wrote:would I be able to control the GPU card that I want the mac guest to use?
If you're talking about the host, then you don't have that much freedom, if a program (like VirtualBox) requests the 3D acceleration. Your Mac has to switch to the discrete GPU, can't use the integrated one. Same as if you have a 2nd monitor. I have that program installed on my host, running at all times...
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
Funny, on VMWARE it goes up to 128mB, which should be more than enough for a virtual machine. Installed Vmware tools, selected VMSVGA and voilà!socratis wrote:It doesn't go any higher than 3 MB on OSX guests. That's the way it's always been. Don't have a clue why that's the case, but I'm afraid it is what it is. That's the amount reported by the OSX guest, that is.
A VM is not a good game-playing idea, it's anything but. Especially an OSX VM, which is missing the display graphics drivers. Not even the built-in Chess.app is performing well, try it...
https://github.com/myspaghetti/macos-vi ... -707639126
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
The are no VirtualBox "tools" for MacOS guests, so the comparison is invalid.
Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
Download latest VBoxGuestAdditions.iso frommpack wrote:The are no VirtualBox "tools" for MacOS guests, so the comparison is invalid.
[mod edit: irrelevant download links deleted].
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
Please don't do that again. There is never a need for a separate download of the VirtualBox Guest Additions since they come bundled with the software, and it is certainly not relevant to the question of what "tools" are available for MacOS. It is especially unhelpful to post links to ancient (v4 era) GAs for the wrong guest OS, and I really can't see what possible relevance you thought a download link to the VMWare tools would have.
Edit: ah, on that latter point I see now. You are claiming that the VMWare VMSVGA tools work for a VirtualBox MacOS guest configured for VMSVGA. I've never had any success doing that, but I'm not in a position to test it with MacOS (I tried it with an XP guest). Officially the VMSVGA graphics controller is intended for Linux guests, but if it works then it works.
I see however that I did forget to clarify one thing in my last post: there are in fact some VirtualBox tools for MacOS, but they don't include GPU drivers. Prior to v6.0.0 there was nothing at all.
Edit: ah, on that latter point I see now. You are claiming that the VMWare VMSVGA tools work for a VirtualBox MacOS guest configured for VMSVGA. I've never had any success doing that, but I'm not in a position to test it with MacOS (I tried it with an XP guest). Officially the VMSVGA graphics controller is intended for Linux guests, but if it works then it works.
I see however that I did forget to clarify one thing in my last post: there are in fact some VirtualBox tools for MacOS, but they don't include GPU drivers. Prior to v6.0.0 there was nothing at all.
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
Yes the VMWare VMSVGA tools work with some adjustment and can provide up to 256MB video ram. The VirtualBox tools provide clipboard sharing.mpack wrote:You are claiming that the VMWare VMSVGA tools work for a VirtualBox MacOS guest configured for VMSVGA. I've never had any success doing that, but I'm not in a position to test it with MacOS (I tried it with an XP guest). Officially the VMSVGA graphics controller is intended for Linux guests, but if it works then it works.
I see however that I did forget to clarify one thing in my last post: there are in fact some VirtualBox tools for MacOS, but they don't include GPU drivers. Prior to v6.0.0 there was nothing at all.
Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
How is a tool 6.1.0_RC1 from 22-Nov-2019 16:08 ancient?mpack wrote: It is especially unhelpful to post links to ancient (v4 era) GAs for the wrong guest OS,
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Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
6.1.0_RC1 was a pre-release version of VirtualBox 6.1.0.startergo wrote:How is a tool 6.1.0_RC1 from 22-Nov-2019 16:08 ancient?
There have been 8 new versions since then...
6.1.0 11-Dec-2019
6.1.2 15-Jan-2020
6.1.4 21-Feb-2020
6.1.6 15-Apr-2020
6.1.8 19-May-2020
6.1.10 08-Jun-2020
6.1.12 04-Sep-2020
6.1.14 07-Sep-2020
Re: How to improve GPU card Mac High serria
yes those are on the same page i linked originally. They were just not sorted in order. My point is that I have been accused of linking a page with ancient Guest additions and it was not productive. Anyway I made my point and I will stop contributing as apparently it is not welcome here.Martin wrote:6.1.0_RC1 was a pre-release version of VirtualBox 6.1.0.startergo wrote:How is a tool 6.1.0_RC1 from 22-Nov-2019 16:08 ancient?
There have been 8 new versions since then...
6.1.0 11-Dec-2019
6.1.2 15-Jan-2020
6.1.4 21-Feb-2020
6.1.6 15-Apr-2020
6.1.8 19-May-2020
6.1.10 08-Jun-2020
6.1.12 04-Sep-2020
6.1.14 07-Sep-2020