Arm processors will become mainstream for Windows in 2024 – Qualcomm CEO

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Qualcomm CEO: Arm chips common in Windows PCs by 2024

Qualcomm's CEO says interest in Arm chips is growing from PC vendors, though they have a long way to go to challenge x86's dominance.

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Arm-based processors will be widely available to power Windows PCs by 2024, predicts Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, citing the innovations his company has made in adding advanced AI features to its Snapdragon silicon. Speaking on Qualcomm’s latest earnings call earlier today, Amon made no mention of the lawsuit with Arm over the licensing of its IP which has put the two long-time partners at loggerheads.

“We expect to see an inflection point in Windows on Snapdragon PCs in 2024,” he said during a call with analysts, adding that this is due to a “significant number of design wins to date” when it comes to the use of Snapdragon on Windows-based PCs.

Unlike Apple, which is using its own Arm-based processors to power its Macbook computers, Arm chips have yet to be as widely adopted by the Windows vendors, which typically deploy silicon running on Intel’s x86 architecture, but this is starting to change.



Qualcomm’s Arm-based chips are normally used in mobile devices, but earlier this year Lenovo produced its first ThinkPad powered by a Snapdragon chip running Windows. The Lenovo X13 includes a Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chip, thought to be the first time a Qualcomm processor has been used in a commercial windows laptop.

Amon didn’t elaborate on plans for Windows-based Arm machines, or give any indication of any vendors looking to offer it as a product, just that it will be more widespread from 2024.

 

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Qualcomm’s breakthrough 12-core processor could come to Samsung laptops

Some Samsung laptops come equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Yesterday, the company unveiled a newer version of the Galaxy Book ...

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Qualcomm’s breakthrough 12-core processor could come to Samsung laptops​

Some Samsung laptops come equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Yesterday, the company unveiled a newer version of the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 with the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset, which has a 60% more powerful GPU than the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 used in the Galaxy Book Go 2 5G. However, more powerful Qualcomm laptop processors are coming.

During the Snapdragon Summit that was held last month, Qualcomm unveiled its Oryon processor branding. It’s a new lineup of Qualcomm processors made for more powerful devices like desktop PCs and laptops. Now, WinFuture has revealed more details about the first chipset in the lineup. It is reportedly codenamed ‘Hamoa’ and has twelve CPU cores. Eight of those cores are tuned for high performance, while four are efficiency cores.

Qualcomm is reportedly testing two versions of this chipset with model numbers SC8380X and SC8380XP. Going by the model number, these are successors to the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset with model number SC8280. The chipset is reportedly based on CPU cores designed by Nuvia, which Qualcomm acquired in early 2021. It also features the Snapdragon X65 5G modem that offers up to 10Gbps download speeds and UFS 4.0 storage.


The chipset is reportedly built using TSMC’s 3nm process, which means it will have excellent performance and power efficiency. We could finally be looking at MacBook Air-like 20+ hours of battery life on Windows laptops. Looking at Samsung’s track record, the company could release a laptop based on this Oryon processor sometime toward the end of next year.