Use of Virtual Machines and NVIDIA Drivers

[Ethan Michael]

I'm a security focused user that would like to use qubes, but would also like to make use of my Nvidia 1080 to GPU on my Linux machine, which requires proprietary drivers. Can I create a domain specifically for use with the GPU and install a Windows virtual machine within it, into which I would install the Nvidia drivers? Would the drivers work? Would I be able to run Windows programs within the Windows virtual machine? Would the security of the operating system be compromised by the drivers in the same way it would be if the drivers were installed on the main os? How large of a performance hit would I take in the Windows virtual machine?

Thanks to anyone who can answer