I ran Cyberpunk 2077 inside a Proxmox VM on a mini PC, and it actually worked
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A hands-on experiment running Cyberpunk 2077 inside a Proxmox Windows 11 VM on an ASUS NUC 14 Pro+ mini PC using Intel Arc GPU passthrough. With 4 CPU cores and 16GB RAM allocated to the VM, Cyberpunk 2077 averaged ~29.57 FPS at Medium textures. Other games like Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Stardew Valley also ran acceptably. Key challenges included input lag via RDP and brief audio/video stutters at game launch. The setup relied on a community-provided GPU passthrough guide for Intel integrated graphics. While not a replacement for a dedicated gaming PC, the experiment demonstrates that a compact Proxmox home lab box can double as a surprisingly capable gaming machine with the right configuration.
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GPU passthrough turned this from a toy into a real PCThe benchmark numbers were better than I expectedOther games helped reveal where this setup really fitsThis is still not the easiest road to PC gamingEven with the caveats, this result still feels hugeWhy this experiment keeps sticking with meSort: