A friend would like a used Thinkpad for a Linux host system and an NT guest. He
wants to pass a GPU to the NT guest for hardware acceleration of typical office
programs with Looking Glass, either with SR-IOV or a dGPU passthrough. NT host
and Linux guest is a no.
Requirements:
- Thinkpad
- Cheap (older 4c/8t CPUs are fine)
- Linux host
- NT guest
- Working and stable GPU passthrough
- 14 inches is ideal, 15.6 is acceptable
Some ideas:
- T14 Gen3 with Intel 12th gen and SR-IOV
- T480(s) with MX150
- T490 with MX250
- P50 with Quadro M2000M
- P53 with Quadro T1000
GPU performance is not a factor at all, just adequate 2D acceleration. SR-IOV
seems like a nice option for battery runtime.
I have done a few passthrough configurations so I am prepared to navigate that
maze once again.
Questions:
- Is there any option that has a known high success rate?
- Will the external display connection work when GPU is passed through? Or only
integrated display is functional? - Is an HDMI dummy plug required? If so, not a problem.
- What battery runtime can be expected with light office tasks in NT guest?
Thanks in advance!