To be more specific, I need a VM that'll be able to utilize my computers graphics card so I can run this program...
My computer exceeds the minimum requirements for this program by a safe margin so I was hoping to be able to set up a VM that can at least give Gigipixil AI the minimum requirements. The key here is that the VM will have to run Windows with the ability to utilize my graphics card with "OpenGL version 3.3 or later and DirectX12 compatibility."
I'm not expecting to be able to run this program as fast as it would on a windows host system. For informational purposes, this program did work on my 7 year old dell computer even though it didn't quite meet the minimum requirements so I'm hopeful that my new computer can handle it though a VM.
https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us/...-Requirements-
Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
*As of Jan 14, 2020, Microsoft has ended its support for Windows 7. Mac: macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra) and above (use Gigapixel v5.2.2 for macOS 10.12)We currently do not support Linux-based operating systems.Graphics Drivers and OpenGL
Your system's graphic drivers need to be fully up to date, which you can accomplish by following this guide:Updating your GPUOur apps also require OpenGL version 3.3 or later and DirectX12 compatibility.
Hardware Requirements
CPU
A note on openVINO: Topaz Labs apps support Intel's OpenVINO toolset for high-speed CPU-based rendering. If you are currently using an Intel CPU, you can enable OpenVINO in the Preferences menu of any of our apps. On first-run, Gigapixel AI will auto-optimize settings based on your current installed hardware.GPU/Graphics Card
-We do not support Intel HD Graphics 4600 or lower.RAM
Minimum: 8GB
Recommended: 16GBOptimal: 32GB
My new host computer has 16GB of ram, a 1tb SSD Drive, an Intel Core i7 processor, and a GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card.
The only other thing I can think to add from here is that I'd prefer that this VM works through Virtual Machine Manager. I only like to use terminal commands to set things up when absolutely necessary.
So basically all I need to know is which VM would work best for this situation and are there any drivers or additional features that I'll need to add to my VM to get this working properly. I have the free unlicensed version of Windows ready to be installed but if that's not going to work well, just let me know.
- Topazlabs Gigapixel AI
My computer exceeds the minimum requirements for this program by a safe margin so I was hoping to be able to set up a VM that can at least give Gigipixil AI the minimum requirements. The key here is that the VM will have to run Windows with the ability to utilize my graphics card with "OpenGL version 3.3 or later and DirectX12 compatibility."
I'm not expecting to be able to run this program as fast as it would on a windows host system. For informational purposes, this program did work on my 7 year old dell computer even though it didn't quite meet the minimum requirements so I'm hopeful that my new computer can handle it though a VM.
- For more information, the full system requirements for this program are listed here...
https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us/...-Requirements-
Quote:
Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit only)
*As of Jan 14, 2020, Microsoft has ended its support for Windows 7. Mac: macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra) and above (use Gigapixel v5.2.2 for macOS 10.12)We currently do not support Linux-based operating systems.Graphics Drivers and OpenGL
Your system's graphic drivers need to be fully up to date, which you can accomplish by following this guide:Updating your GPUOur apps also require OpenGL version 3.3 or later and DirectX12 compatibility.
Hardware Requirements
CPU
| Intel | AMD | |
| Minimum | Intel i5 or above | Ryzen 3 or above |
| Recommended | Intel i5 or i7 6th Gen Core and above (2015 or newer) | Ryzen 5 or above |
| Optimal | 10th Gen or above Intel Core processors | Ryzen 7 or above |
| Nvidia | AMD | Intel iGPU | |
| Minimum | 2GB of dedicated VRAM (GT 740 or greater) | 2GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon 5870 or greater) | Intel iGPU HD5000 and above |
| Recommended | 4GB of dedicated VRAM (GTX 970 or greater) | 4GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon RX 460 or greater) | - |
| Optimal | 8GB of dedicated VRAM (GTX 1080 or greater) | 8GB of dedicated VRAM (Radeon RX 580 or greater) | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Family |
- Minimum: Requirements for application to function, users should expect slow performance, large files may cause crashing
- Recommended: Users should experience no performance issues, though slowness may occur with large files
- Optimal: Users should not experience any performance issues
-We do not support Intel HD Graphics 4600 or lower.RAM
Minimum: 8GB
Recommended: 16GBOptimal: 32GB
The only other thing I can think to add from here is that I'd prefer that this VM works through Virtual Machine Manager. I only like to use terminal commands to set things up when absolutely necessary.
So basically all I need to know is which VM would work best for this situation and are there any drivers or additional features that I'll need to add to my VM to get this working properly. I have the free unlicensed version of Windows ready to be installed but if that's not going to work well, just let me know.