The VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter is a virtual network adapter used by VMware virtualization software (such as VMware Workstation, VMware Player, or VMware vSphere). It emulates a network interface card (NIC) within a virtual machine (VM) and allows the VM to connect to the network, either internally or externally.

This virtual adapter is based on the AMD PCNet chipset, a network interface commonly used in older hardware, but VMware uses it to provide a virtualized networking interface for VMs. The term "Accelerated" refers to optimizations that VMware applies to the virtual network interface for better performance within the virtual environment.