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Parallels Desktop 27 adds OpenGL 4.3, AI speedups; Apple bug bounty changes examined on podcast

Parallels Desktop 27 ships with OpenGL 4.3 and AI acceleration; Apple bug bounty cool-down discussed.

AI News Feed · 2026-08-25 22:20

According to 9to5Mac, the headline feature of Parallels Desktop 27 is a hardware-accelerated OpenGL 4.3 driver for Windows virtual machines on Apple silicon, something Parallels says is unique among Mac virtualization tools. OpenGL 4.3 is the minimum graphics level required by many professional Windows apps, including ArcGIS Pro, ZWCAD and Blender 4.3, which can now run virtualized on macOS.

Parallels claims up to 160% faster OpenGL graphics performance on M3 and newer Macs, and up to 35% faster 3D rendering in ArcGIS Pro, which it says cuts overall workflow time by up to 24%. Better OpenGL support also benefits games in a Windows VM, according to Bradley Chambers, who tested the release on an M5 Pro.

Parallels Desktop 27 adds support for Scalable Matrix Extension (SME2) instructions in Linux and Windows VMs on M4 and newer Macs. The company says this delivers up to 7x faster AI and machine learning matrix operations and up to 1.75x faster neural network inference, improving performance for tools such as Ollama and llama.cpp inside a VM.

For IT teams, Parallels Desktop for Enterprise now lets administrators use the command-line interface to determine whether a copy was activated with a license key or SSO, allowing organizations on Jamf to build extension attributes for device management and reporting. The release also renews Parallels’ SOC 2 compliance, and Secure Golden Images Provisioning now supports distributing approved VM images through enterprise storage including Azure Blob Storage and SharePoint, with improved declarative deployment for zero-touch Windows VMs.

Parallels Desktop 27 is available now in Standard, Pro, Business and Enterprise editions. A database of more than 200,000 supported Windows apps is available at www.parallels.com/apps.

In a separate Apple @ Work podcast episode, 9to5Mac’s Arin Waichulis joined Bradley Chambers to discuss Apple’s decision to add cool-down periods to its bug bounty submission program. The conversation follows a Security Byte report indicating that Apple was capping security bug reports amid a surge in AI-generated findings. No additional details were included in the podcast description.