Virtual Machine Settings for 2D Graphics

When you create certain Linux virtual machines for a VMware Horizon 8 deployment, you must change the vCPU and virtual memory settings for performance requirements.

Virtual machines that are configured to use NVIDIA GRID vGPU use the NVIDIA virtual graphics card, which is based on the NVIDIA physical graphics accelerator. You do not need to change the vCPU and virtual memory settings for these virtual machines.

Virtual machines that are configured to use 2D graphics use the VMware virtual graphics card, and you must change vCPU and virtual memory settings to improve the desktop performance. Use the following guidelines:

• For improved performance of a 2D desktop, set more vCPUs and virtual memory for the Linux virtual machine. For example, set 2 vCPUs and 2 GB of virtual memory.
• For the large screen display of multiple monitors, such as four monitors, set 4 vCPUs and 4 GB of virtual memory for the virtual machine.
• For improved video playback in a 2D desktop, set 4 vCPUs and 4 GB of virtual memory for the virtual machine.