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Virtio-nvgpu: Near-native Nvidia GPU access inside a KVM guest

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  1. PcChip · · focus · HN ↗
    will this finally allow for a gpu-accelerated windows VM on a linux host, without nvidia vGPU licenses?
    1. ranger_danger · · focus · HN ↗
      There are a few experimental solutions currently available:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;virtio-win&#x2F;kvm-guest-drivers-windows&#x2F;pull&#x2F;943" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;virtio-win&#x2F;kvm-guest-drivers-windows&#x2F;pull...

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;qemus&#x2F;qemu-vmvga" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;qemus&#x2F;qemu-vmvga

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.mesa3d.org&#x2F;drivers&#x2F;venus.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.mesa3d.org&#x2F;drivers&#x2F;venus.html

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.getutm.app&#x2F;2026&#x2F;introducing-triton-directx-11-driver-for-qemu&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.getutm.app&#x2F;2026&#x2F;introducing-triton-directx-11-d...

      1. PcChip · · focus · HN ↗
        I&#x27;ve never found one that actually &quot;Just works&quot; though
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