Video card for Win10 VM running in ESXi 6.5?

[CZ Eddie]

I'm new here (hi).
A quick search shows that I should be using Win10 instead of older OS, so I can have "hardware accelleration".
Another search shows that this is possible in a virtual machine for Win10/ESXi 6.5 using "quicksync".

My question now is, should I be concerned about what type of video card I install in the physical host?
It's going to be an XPS 8700. It has Intel HD integrated graphics.
Is that good enough?
Or I have a PCIe graphics card I can install. I think it's an nVidia GT720.

 

[Enrique]

In general, using a PCI video card when there is integrated graphics adds potential challenges enabling the QuickSync acceleration. Not impossible but could need some tweaking. If you have integrated graphics, make like easy and just use it. If you are using this as a BI machine, external graphics card gains you nothing and adds challenges.

Using QS through VMs is not my thing, can't comment on that.

 

[CZ Eddie]

Good to hear, thanks Enrique!

 

[CZ Eddie]

Yes, the VM will only be used for BI.
While the host won't be used for any kind of video otherwise.

 

[ldasilva]

dont load ESXi just load win10 it will be so much easyer