VMware Graphics Gallium3D vs. VirtualBox
Testing the performance of the VMware vmwgfx Gallium3D stack using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as of 6 February. Ubuntu 11.10 host was used with VMware-Player-4.0.2-591240.x86_64 for compatibility. Testing for a future article on Phoronix.com. Also results compared to VirtualBox 4.1.8 on same host albeit with slightly different VM settings as noted/explained in article.


System Host: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

VirtualBox 4.1.8: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.59GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: innotek VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 30GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: Chromium, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768, System Layer: VirtualBox 4.1.8

VMware Player 4.0.2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 3584MB, Disk: 32GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: vmware 11.99.901, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200, System Layer: VMware


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 34.24 |==================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
System Host ......... 45.69 |==================================================
VirtualBox 4.1.8 .... 12.60 |==============
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 30.19 |=================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1600 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
System Host ......... 347.20 |=================================================
VirtualBox 4.1.8 .... 16.53  |==
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 78.60  |===========


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
System Host ......... 205.02 |=================================================
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 57.96  |==============


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
System Host ......... 85.01 |==================================================
VirtualBox 4.1.8 .... 12.70 |=======
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 33.59 |====================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
System Host ......... 345.43 |=================================================
VirtualBox 4.1.8 .... 16.83  |==
VMware Player 4.0.2 . 82.63  |============