I'm currently in the process of evaluating which desktop virtualization technology would best suit our needs, and I was wondering what the GPU requirements are for the 3D graphics acceleration. From what I've found on Google, it seems that only a limited number of high-end Quadro/Tesla cards are supported, but are those cards actually required for 3D accelerated virtual desktops to work, or will just about any run-of-the-mill consumer GPU work in practice?
The reason I ask is because I can easily scrounge up a random GPU for testing purposes, but it's highly unlikely that there would be a spare high-end Quadro/Tesla lying around. Additionally, I can't even convince myself - let alone my manager or procurement - that spending thousands of dollars on a piece of hardware just for an evaluation would be a good use of money.