1) In your PC/Laptop/Server BIOS make sure the following is enabled in the BIOS: Intel VT-d & VT-x – Intel Compatible list All AMD CPUs from Bulldozer onwards should be compatible. 2) Get device IDs: lspci -nn 3) Enable IOMMU in GRUB (check Intel or AMD commands below - choose the right one) nano /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on iommu=pt" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet amd_iommu=on" save and exit 5) run the command "update-grub" now reboot 6) Enable VFIO Modules nano /etc/modules Add the following modules: vfio vfio_iommu_type1 vfio_pci vfio_virqfd Then, save and exit Next run: update-initramfs -u -k all and reboot 7) GPU Isolation From the Host (amend the below to include the IDs of the device you want to isolate) echo "options vfio-pci ids=10de:1381,10de:0fbc disable_vga=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/vfio.conf 8) Blacklist GPU drivers (here are all that you would ever need) echo "blacklist radeon" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf echo "blacklist nvidia" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf echo "blacklist nvidiafb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf echo "blacklist nvidia_drm" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf 9) Create a new VM and add the GPU via hardware menu You may need to set it as primary GPU You may need to add a ROM BAR