Options for shared device VM graphics (e.g. Intel GVT-g)

[josh3light]

What are the best current hardware options for shared device VM graphics (one device, multiple vm; KVM, windows and linux passthrough)?

GVTg_Setup_Guide · intel/gvt-linux Wiki · GitHub
2.2 Hardware Requirements
For client platforms, 5th, 6th or 7th Generation Intel® Core Processor Graphics is required. For server platforms, E3_v4, E3_v5 or E3_v6 Xeon Processor Graphics is required.

From the above, it appears that basically most of intel's recent hardware supports GVT-g...?

If so, is there any particular benefit to using the E3-1500 v5 series?
SUPERMICRO SYS-5019S-TN4 E3-1585 v5
SUPERMICRO SYS-5019S-TN4 1U Rackmount Server Barebone FCBGA 1440 Intel C236 DDR4 2133 - Newegg.com

Or would I be able to run KVM with GVT-g on something like an Intel NUC, i3 v7 (with lower performance)?

 

[anoother]

Good options for this likely to be the Broadwell Skull Trail NUC, or a 2015 i7 Macbook Pro.

Both have 5th-gen Iris Pro with 128MB eDRAM.

 

[josh3light]

Thanks, that's helpful... it's tough to find any info about this..
what would be the benefit of having 128MB eDRAM vs. 64MB eDRAM (which seems to be the limit for the newer Iris Plus)?
Possibly, larger framebuffers & more VMs?
or would it also impact framebuffer speed on a single VM?

 

[Jeggs101]

Don't you need Iris Plus or Iris pro and the Xeon? E3-1500 V5's not 1200's?