Can I switch back and forth between video cards?


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I have two VM's setup running Win10, one for games and one for work, separated for security reasons. I have two video cards installed, with the idea being I could run them both at the same time. But, it turns out that isn't needed most of the time, so I want to be able to use my 4K monitor on the work VM too. But, I still want to be able to run both (and just switch sources on the monitors) when I want to.

 

The question that I have isn't really related to the unRaid portion of the setup, it's the Windows part.

 

If I install the drivers for my Radeon 480X on the workVM, will I be able to switch back to the old Radeon R5 without borking the system every time I switch back and forth? (Important to note that the new Radeon control panel doesn't work with the R5).

 

If the answer is that since the new crimson panel doesn't support the R5, but would an R7 or better, I can just go pick up a newer card if I have to. But I was hoping somebody could tell me what would happen and save me the experiment...

 

TIA

 

 

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