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QEMU vs VirtualBox vs Apple Virtualization on macOS

How does QEMU perform compared to VirtualBox on macOS?


On my Kubuntu gaming desktop, I use QEMU/KVM for all of my virtualization due to being able to do GPU passthrough & being generally faster than VirtualBox.

 

I’m not that familiar with macOS as this is the first time I’ve ever used it (job requirement).  My coworker/mentor recently just talked about UTM, which seems interesting and might perform better on my 2016 MacBook Pro compared to VirtualBox because it only supports macOS.  Only reason I’m using VirtualBox is because I needed something quick, and I know it works (VMware isn’t free at all).

 

Edit: adding Apple Virtualization.  Just saw that when I launched UTM, and I'm not exactly sure what that is or how it compares.

Desktop

Y4M1-II: AMD Ryzen 9-5900X | Asrock RX 6900XT Phantom Gaming D | Gigabyte RTX 4060 low profile | 64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V | 2TB Samsung 980 Pro + 4TB 870 EVO + 4TB SanDisk Ultra 3D + 8TB WD Black + 4TB WD Black HDD | Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL-X | Antec ST1000 1000W 80+ Titanium | MSI Optix MAG342CQR | BenQ EW3270U | Kubuntu

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Mobile devices

Kuroneko: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th (Intel i7-10510U | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD)

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