Virtualization Technology needed for video game development on Windows 10 Visual Studio

[Ethosik]

Does Parallels connect nicely with the GPU of the Mac hardware in order to develop games using Visual Studio for Windows? I am not talking about Crysis or GTA 5 level of graphics needed. I would prefer to do most of my development in a virtual machine instead of rebooting in Bootcamp. I like to create all my artwork, sound effects and music in macOS so constantly rebooting would be a bad idea.

Which virtualization software would be best for the best access to GPU performance?

 

[Mikael H]

There really are only two proper choices on the Mac: VMware Fusion, and Parallells. The choice basically boils down to how much you want to pay and whether you already have a VMware vSphere environment you regularly attach to. Both should have free trial versions.

 

[Ethosik]

Which one has more access to the GPU for testing the game?

 

[Mikael H]

Which one has more access to the GPU for testing the game?

I don't know, and it's not unlikely the implementations differ a bit. That's why I recommended the trial versions.

 

[sputnikBA]

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