Microsoft and Qualcomm’s first commitment to a laptop with ARM architecture was the Surface SQ1 processora processor that was nothing more than a modified variant of a mobile device processor so its performance left a lot to be desired and it didn’t help that the apps weren’t optimized for ARM, so it was necessary to use an emulator for everything.
It took Qualcomm 5 years to launch a new processor with this architecture, a processor designed without collaboration with Microsoft (as it did with the SQ1) and everything indicates that it is destined to dethrone Apple’s reign in computing. laptop.
Surface range with Qualcomm ARM processor
From the Redmond-based company, they are so sure of the Snapdragon X Elite per formance
But, in addition, it will carry out a very aggressive campaign to publicize all the advantages that this processor adds compared to traditional processors, paying particular attention to the section of autonomy and mobile connectivity to 5G networks.
As indicated by The edgewhich had access to internal Microsoft documents, the company founded by Bill Gates states that its main focus in the market is the MacBook range equipped with Apple’s M3 processor.
Processors Ultra Core Intel has a long way to go to compete against Apple, so the only way left for Microsoft was for Qualcomm’s new proposal to be good and, according to the different benchmarks that have been leaked, they really are and are capable to compete with Apple’s M3.
Emulation is no longer a problem
The software will not pose a problem since it will be possible emulate x86 architecture for running applications and even games twice as fast as the solution that Apple implemented to solve this problem when transitioning from Intel processors to ARM processors.
We saw the first example of emulation a few weeks ago on a computer with the new Qualcomm processor running Baldur’s Gate 3 at 1080 and 30 FPS.
Here’s a demo of Baulders Gate 3 running at 1080p hovering around 30FPS, which is perfectly playable! https://t.co/VvFKbUVK5J https://t.co/ZieiHtzRlN
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In this way, users who trust new laptops with ARM architecture will have no problem running the applications they already use today without having to wait for the developer to adapt it to the new architecturea process that can take forever.
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Adobe will be one of the big beneficiaries of this new processor because it will eliminate the dependence on its servers to use the generative fill functions in Photoshop and Premiere. In the absence of official confirmation, which could arrive within a few weeks, the new event intended to present Microsoft’s commitment to ARM processors It will be May 20.
