Coherence Mode – which allows Windows and Mac apps to run side-by-side, rather than the former being locked up in a Windows desktop window – has been enhanced, and now puts all Windows dialogs like shutdowns, updates, and sign-in screens in windows too. Parallels says it should boost 2D frame rates in games, too.
Meanwhile, there’s a new display driver for a smoother Windows UI, not to mention better-synchronized video playback. OpenGL graphics could perform up to 6 times faster, and Windows could see up to 25-percent faster 2D graphics. Macs with Intel processors could see up to 60-percent faster network connections on macOS Big Surprise (and newer) virtual machines, Parallels says.Īll Macs should see up to 38-percent faster Windows, Linux, and macOS resume, Parallels says, with this new Desktop 17 version. Still, even if you’re not using one of the latest Macs with Apple’s homegrown chipsets, you should still see a speed bump. DirectX 11 graphics performance should be up to 28-percent improved, too. They should see up to 33-percent faster Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview start-up, and up to 20-percent faster disk performance. While Desktop 17 will work on Intel-powered Macs, this new release has specific performance improvements to take advantage of Apple Silicon.
It will support the latest Apple operating system as both host and guest OS though Apple and Microsoft are planning their full releases for later in 2021, Desktop 17 will work with the two public betas currently available now. In fact, the company says, Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac has been engineered with both macOS 12 Monterey and Windows 11 in mind.
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