HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization

Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization
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Virtualization solution feature comparison and considerations
Table 2. Graphics virtualization technology feature comparison
VMware
(vSGA)
Microsoft 2012
for RemoteFX
VMware
(vDGA)
Citrix GPU
p
ass-through
True Virtual
GPU
OpenGL (2.x, 3.x, 4.x)
2.x
2.x
2.x, 3.x, 4.x
2.x, 3.x, 4.x
2.x, 3.x, 4.x
DirectX (9, 10, 11)
9
9, 10, 11
9, 10, 11
9, 10, 11
9, 10, 11
Supported GPUs
K1, K2, Q5000,
Q6000
K1, K2, K4000,
K5000, K6000,
Q5000, Q6000
HP Multi
-GPU, K1,
K2, K4000, K5000,
K6000, Q5000,
Q6000
HP Multi
-GPU, K1,
K2, K4000, K5000,
K6000, Q5000,
Q6000
K1, K2
Maximum monitors
2
8
2
4
4
Table 3a. Platform GPU feature comparison
Bare Metal
w/RGS
Citrix
Multi
-GPU
pass
-through
w/HDX 3D Pro
VMware vDGA
w/PCoIP
VMware vSGA
w/PCoIP
Microsoft API
Intercept
w/RemoteFX
True Virtual
GPU
Shared GPU between multiple VM’s
N/
A
N/
A
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
GPU pass-through technology
N/
A
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Dual Monitor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quad Monitor
Yes
Yes
**
No
No
Yes
Yes
8 Way Monitor
No
No
No
No
Yes
*
No
DirectX 9
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DirectX 10
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
*
Yes
DirectX 11
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
*
Yes
OpenGL 2.x
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OpenGL 3.x
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
OpenGL 4.x
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
* Requires Windows Server 2012 w/RemoteFX and Win8 or Win7 with RDP 8 updates.
** Requires XenDesktop 7.