Solved Hyper-V: Best Video Card Setup?

Hello all,

I recently figured out a huge huge performance problem in my world, and it had to do with using Virtual Machine Connections (VMC) to connect to my Hyper-V server rather than Remote Desktop (RDC) connections.

Apparently VMC has not been updated over time like RDC has. I was shocked to see how much better the connection and resulting performance was in RDP. It's like a new machine.

Onto my question:

I have two machines: Hyper-V Host and Workstation.

My workstation is where I do all my, well, work. It has 6 monitors, so it needs 2 video cards. From my workstation, I connect to the Hyper-V Host's VMs. The Hyper-V Host is a machine that sits in a room wired to the network without any other connections (monitors, etc) to it. It has one video card in it so that it can boot up.

I have three video cards:
GeForce GTX 660 (older)
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GeForce GTX 1060 5GB

My question is, which card should go into the Hyper-V Host? Does it matter?

I currently have it as:

Workstation:
GeForce GTX 660 (older)
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Hyper-V Host:
GeForce GTX 1060 5GB

I am wondering if that is the best setup.

I am open to feedback and any questions you may have. Thank you for any assistance.

mike_e said:

My question is, which card should go into the Hyper-V Host? Does it matter?

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Not really since you are RDP'ing to the VM host.
Your workstation is therefore handling the load.

Thank you very much for the reply and clarification @OAT. It is appreciated. So it sounds like I should put the 660 in the Hyper-V Host then and put the other two cards in my workstation if I understand correctly.

mike_e said:

Thank you very much for the reply and clarification @OAT. It is appreciated. So it sounds like I should put the 660 in the Hyper-V Host then and put the other two cards in my workstation if I understand correctly.

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You understood correctly as it would be the most logical and optimum way to go.