3D Graphics

Only Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac lets you run your favorite Windows-only 3D games and graphics applications on any Intel-powered Mac! Continuing to lead the pack, Parallels Desktop 3.0 now supports DirectX and OpenGL!

No need to dedicate a separate Windows machine to running your favorite 3D games and key graphics applications. Parallels Desktop 3.0 now brings the world of Windows 3D straight to your Mac like never before!

With Parallels Desktop 3.0, you can:

  • Play Windows-only 3D games, including Half-Life,
    and Unreal Tournament

  • Render in complex 3D CAD programs such as
    AutoCAD 2008

  • Work with CPU-intensive video and sound editing
    software such as Sony Vegas

  • Run mission-critical 3D applications on your Mac

  • Enjoy your favorite Windows-only games and graphics
    applications directly in your Windows virtual machine
    at full native speed – without rebooting

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By including deep support for both DirectX and OpenGL, Parallels Desktop 3.0 brings a world of Windows-only key productivity and entertainment software to Mac users for the first time. Now you can truly experience the best of both worlds on one machine!

Below is a quick list of games and applications that have been tested to ensure they work in Parallels Desktop 3.0. A broader set of games and applications may work, and we will continue update this list as we continue testing.

Games

Alien Arena 2007
Baldur’s Gate 2
Bus Driver
Caesar 3
CounterStrike 1.6
Doom 3
Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
Dungeon Siege 2
Fallout 2
FarCry
GORE-Ultimate Soldier
Half Life

Hitman Codename 47
Hitman Silent Assassin
Hitman Contracts
KingPin
Homeworld 2
Neverball
Neverwinter Nights
Prey
Revolt
Quake 1
Quake 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Second Life
Scorched 3D
Serious Sam The First Encounter
Serious Sam The Second Encounter
SiN
Soldier of Fortune 2
Tribes
Unreal Tournament 2004
Warcraft 3
Wolfenstein-Enemy Territories
Worms 3D

Applications

Autodesk 3ds Max 9
Autodesk AutoCAD 2008
Autodesk Inventor Pro 2008
Autodesk Revit Arch 2008
AeroFly Pro Deluxe
ArcGIS™ Desktop 9.2


Avid SOFTIMAGE|XSI 5.11
Avid SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6.02
CATIA V5R16
Maxon CINEMA 4D® R10
NASA World Wind 1.4
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0


Punch! Professional Home
RhinoCeros® 4
SketchUp Pro 6
SolidWorks® 2007

NOTE: For Maxon CINEMA 4D® R10 mouse synchronization should be disabled in the Parallels Tools Center.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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