Citrix Hypervisor vs. VMware vSphere

Citrix Hypervisor continues to outmatch its more complex and expensive competitors, offering customers a comprehensive enterprise-level feature set while still providing a low-cost virtualization platform alternative to VMware vSphere. Citrix Hypervisor also leads the industry in 3D graphics support, delivering the only complete solution mobilizing Windows® and Linux® workloads for any use case.

Only Citrix Hypervisor

Supports Intel GVT-g GPU virtualization, a CPU-embedded GPU requiring no additional hardware, and is an offering that VMware does not support today
Integrates with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops licensing; no Citrix Hypervisor licenses are required to support Citrix application and desktop virtualization projects
Offers GPU pass-through and GPU virtualization implementations that are superior to software-based intercept-based implementations such as VMware vSGA
Optimizes virtual desktop, graphics and cloud workloads, such as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, at a far more competitive price point

Citrix Hypervisor vs. VMware vSphere side-by-side review

Citrix Hypervisor outshines the competition as the only virtualization platform that supports a comprehensive set of graphics platforms and applications.

Citrix Hypervisor offers the widest range of graphics platforms

	Citrix	VMware
Intel GVT-g GPU virtualization for Windows	
Intel GVT-d GPU pass-through for Windows	
NVIDIA GRID® GPU pass-through implementations for Windows		
NVIDIA GRID® GPU pass-through implementations for Linux	
NVIDIA GRID® vGPU implementations for Windows		
NVIDIA GRID® vGPU implementations for Linux	
Superior price/ performance for Enterprise server virtualization projects	

Citrix Hypervisor supports the widest range of graphics applications

	Citrix	VMware
Adobe Photoshop		
Adobe Premiere	
Autodesk 3DS Max	
Autodesk AutoCAD	
Autodesk Investor	
Autodesk Maya	
CATIA	
CUDA applications	
Custom 3D applications	
Enovia	
Epic		
Google Earth		
HTML5/Web 3D		
Microsoft Office		
Microsoft Visio		
OpenCL applications	
Petrel	
PTC Creo View	
Schlumberger	
Siemens NX	
Siemens NX Viewer	
Siemens NX Viewer	
SolidWorks 2012	
SolidWorks 2013	
SolidWorks View		
Team Center Vis		
Windows Aero		

Intel is pleased to partner with Citrix XenServer to be first in the industry to enable Intel GVT-g support, allowing for Citrix XenDesktop to deliver remote virtual graphics and rich applications to a broad set of enterprise workers. This industry-first capability allows users to seamlessly access productivity and rich app, which require ever increasing graphics with unmatched level of density.

Jim Blakely

GM Visual Cloud Computing

Intel Corporation

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