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Windows 10/11 VM with GPU pass through? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Running EndeavourOS and found a few games that have had some issues on linux, that I have found to be pretty much unfixable.

Unfortunately that would mean using a windows dualboot, and I really don't want windows on this laptop.

Would there be a way to run a windows VM with passing through the dgpu (AMD RX 6700m GPU), BUT able to use the dgpu when the VM is powered off? Unless I'm misunderstanding the guides, the gpu would be "locked" to the VM, and that would be unacceptable as I would mostly game on the host OS.

This is probably a given but the laptop does have integrated graphics as well (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H).

Any potential help would be appreciated, thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

This is possible! At least, I’ve seen it described in other people’s setups. Having the integrated GPU should help in this case.

If I remember correctly, you need to make sure the vm shuts down properly so that it shuts down the graphics card properly. Then you can unload the vfio-pci module and load the correct module for your card.

Two great resources are the subreddit (unfortunately) r/vfio and the arch wiki page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF