All articles tagged with #arm architecture
The article discusses Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 series chips for Windows laptops showcased at CES 2026, highlighting their efficiency, AI capabilities, and potential to rival MacBooks, which may persuade the author to consider switching from Mac to Windows.
Qualcomm is preparing its Snapdragon X Elite chips for upcoming Android PCs, signaling a move towards high-performance, ARM-based desktop devices that could rival traditional laptops, as part of the Android/ChromeOS merger.
The new Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge, powered by the ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite chipset, faces significant software compatibility issues, unable to run popular apps like Fortnite, Adobe apps, and Google Drive. This highlights the challenges of ARM architecture on Windows, despite Microsoft's efforts with the Prism emulation layer. Similar limitations are expected on other Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops.
NVIDIA's GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, featuring a 72-core ARM CPU, has been tested and performs competitively against AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon counterparts. The chip, designed for high-performance computing and cloud applications, offers up to 144 Arm v9 CPU cores and boasts impressive specifications, including LPDDR5x with ECC Memory and a coherent interface 7X faster than PCIe Gen 5. In benchmarks, the Grace CPU demonstrated performance close to top Intel and AMD CPUs, with potential for further optimization. While power and efficiency testing is pending, the chip's lower estimated power consumption compared to leading CPUs is promising, positioning NVIDIA's entry into the Arm CPU segment as a strong start.
Nvidia's "Grace" CG100 server processor, designed for HPC simulation and modeling workloads, holds its own against X86 for HPC, with high core count, low thermal footprint, and LPDDR5 memory. The Grace-Grace superchip, with 144 Arm Neoverse "Demeter" V2 cores and 1 TB of physical memory, shows promising performance in benchmark tests conducted by major supercomputing labs. Early results from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the State University of New York campuses in Stony Brook and Buffalo demonstrate the Grace CPU's ability to handle HPC workloads effectively, making it a competitive option for HPC applications.