PC Games: Boot Camp or Parallels?

[HermanTheGerman]

I was thinking about playing old school PC games on my MBP, later on maybe contemporary ones.

What is my better option: Boot Camp or Parallels?

[Mackilroy]

Boot Camp. Parallels uses virtualization, and you can't virtualize a GPU –*therefore games really aren't an option. Boot Camp, however, does utilize the GPU in Windows, and you can play games at full speed.

[HermanTheGerman]

Boot Camp. Parallels uses virtualization, and you can't virtualize a GPU –*therefore games really aren't an option. Boot Camp, however, does utilize the GPU in Windows, and you can play games at full speed.

Thanks for the fast reply.

[Mackilroy]

No problem. I use Boot Camp myself to play games, and it works excellently – games that aren't UB, I simply play the PC versions, and they run great. :)

[xparaparafreakx]

Bootcamp is great for games. I still don't understand what the hell is Steam and why it has so much control over my games.