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8.  Check that the virtual machine is using the NVIDIA GPU and driver. 

In order to activate the NVIDIA display adapter, you must connect to the virtual machine for the first time via 
PCoIP in full screen mode from the endpoint (at native resolution), or the virtual machine will use the Soft3D 
display adapter. Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vDGA) does not work through the vSphere console 
session. 

After the virtual machine has rebooted and you have connected via PCoIP in full screen, check to ensure that 
the GPU is active by viewing the display information in DXDiag.exe: 

a. Click the Start menu. 

b. Type dxdiag and click Enter after DxDiag shows up in the list, or click on it in the list. 

c. After DxDiag launches, check the Display tab to verify that the virtual machine is using the NVIDIA GPU 
and driver. 

 

Configure 3D rendering using VMware vSphere: 

When configuring vSGA/vDGA via the VMware vSphere Web interface, there are four 3D rendering options: 

● 

Automatic uses hardware acceleration if there is a capable and available hardware GPU in the host in 

which the virtual machine is running. However, if hardware GPU is not available, the Automatic option uses 

software 3D rendering for any 3D tasks. This allows the virtual machine to be started on, or migrated (via 

vSphere vMotion) to, any host (VMware vSphere version 5.0 or higher) and use the best graphics solution 

available on that host. 

● 

Software only uses vSphere software 3D rendering, even if there is an available hardware GPU in the host 

in which the virtual machine is running. This option will not provide the performance benefits that hardware