How to set up a GPU for my virtual machine or appropriate size for it to run an NVIDIA tool I'm developing

Question

I am developing a VR tool on Unreal Engine. I have a sponsored subscription and want to set up my GPU to run NVIDIA. What is the minimum recommended size for the GPU and how do you set it up while being sponsored?

All help very welcome! I'm quite new at this.

Answer 1

Hi Tania Rodriguez,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

I understand that you need to install NVIDIA for developing to VR tool on Unreal Engine, follow these steps:

• Ensure that your sponsored subscription includes an N-series VM size.
• Choose a GPU-optimized VM: Select a VM from the NC-family, which is optimized for NVIDIA GPUs.
• Enable the GPU: Enable the GPU in your VM settings.
• Install the NVIDIA driver : To Install the NVIDIA driver on your VM follow below attached documents

Install NVIDIA GPU drivers on N-series VMs running Linux

Install NVIDIA GPU drivers on N-series VMs running Windows

For more information on NVIDIA GPU-optimized VMs, go through below link: Sizes for virtual machines in Azure
If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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