EFI provides two distinct video interfaces: GOP (Graphics Output Protocol) and UGA (Universal Graphics Adapter). Modern OSes, such as Mac OS X, generally use GOP, while some older ones still use UGA. provides a configuration option to control the graphics resolution for both interfaces, making the difference mostly irrelevant for users.

The default resolution is 1024x768. To select a graphics resolution for EFI, use the following VBoxManage command:

VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" VBoxInternal2/EfiGraphicsResolution HxV

Determine the horizontal resolution H and the vertical resolution V from the following list of default resolutions:

VGA

640x480, 32bpp, 4:3

SVGA

800x600, 32bpp, 4:3

XGA

1024x768, 32bpp, 4:3

XGA+

1152x864, 32bpp, 4:3

HD

1280x720, 32bpp, 16:9

WXGA

1280x800, 32bpp, 16:10

SXGA

1280x1024, 32bpp, 5:4

SXGA+

1400x1050, 32bpp, 4:3

WXGA+

1440x900, 32bpp, 16:10

HD+

1600x900, 32bpp, 16:9

UXGA

1600x1200, 32bpp, 4:3

WSXGA+

1680x1050, 32bpp, 16:10

Full HD

1920x1080, 32bpp, 16:9

WUXGA

1920x1200, 32bpp, 16:10

DCI 2K

2048x1080, 32bpp, 19:10

Full HD+

2160x1440, 32bpp, 3:2

Unnamed

2304x1440, 32bpp, 16:10

QHD

2560x1440, 32bpp, 16:9

WQXGA

2560x1600, 32bpp, 16:10

QWXGA+

2880x1800, 32bpp, 16:10

QHD+

3200x1800, 32bpp, 16:9

WQSXGA

3200x2048, 32bpp, 16:10

4K UHD

3840x2160, 32bpp, 16:9

WQUXGA

3840x2400, 32bpp, 16:10

DCI 4K

4096x2160, 32bpp, 19:10

HXGA

4096x3072, 32bpp, 4:3

UHD+

5120x2880, 32bpp, 16:9

WHXGA

5120x3200, 32bpp, 16:10

WHSXGA

6400x4096, 32bpp, 16:10

HUXGA

6400x4800, 32bpp, 4:3

8K UHD2

7680x4320, 32bpp, 16:9

If this list of default resolution does not cover your needs, see Custom VESA Resolutions. Note that the color depth value specified in a custom video mode must be specified. Color depths of 8, 16, 24, and 32 are accepted. EFI assumes a color depth of 32 by default.

The EFI default video resolution settings can only be changed when the VM is powered off.