Parallels Desktop 27 brings OpenGL 4.3 and AI acceleration to Apple silicon

Parallels Desktop 27 brings OpenGL 4.3 and AI acceleration to Apple silicon

By Bradley C
Publication Date: 2026-08-25 12:00:00

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Virtualization on macOS has become rock-solid in the Apple Silicon era. Parallels Desktop 27 pushes that further with a new Metal-based graphics driver, OpenGL 4.3 support for Windows virtual machines on Apple silicon, faster local AI workloads, and a host of enterprise features aimed at IT teams, helping them manage and deploy Windows on macOS.

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Graphic performance improvements

The headline feature of Parallels Desktop 27 is a new Metal-based graphics driver that delivers…