MacOS – How to increase graphics memory in Mac OS running as a client in VMware

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I have installed Mac OS in VMware today and its default settings are as follow:

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How can i configure the virtual workstation to increase the graphics memory to 512MB from the present value of 128MB?

Best Answer

VMware's knowledge base article, Setting Custom Video Memory Size in Fusion, shows the setting to change:

Setting Custom Video Memory Size in Fusion

There is no way to choose a different video memory size through the user interface. It must be done by editing the virtual machine settings (.vmx) file. For more information, see Editing the .vmx file for your Fusion virtual machine (1014782).

Add this line to the .vmx file:

svga.vramSize = value_in_bytes

where value_in_bytes is the desired memory size in bytes

The .vmx mentioned in the article is hidden within your virtual machine's bundle. To find the file to edit, right-click (or Control-click) on your virtual machine in the Finder and select Show Package Contents.

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