One question, I understand that Windows and CPU must support ARM, but what about graphics? Will one be able to just plug in a regular Geforce and go? Assuming there will be ARM drivers.
If the vendor provides drivers and the SoC you're using has PCIe, sure. People do, even - mainly with Linux because dGPU drivers for WIn/ARM don't really exist right now.
Right now the Win/ARM push is almost entirely around laptops with iGPUs, though.
Yeah, so far every Snapdragon X Elite and Plus design is a laptop exclusively using the iGPU. We have yet to see how well Qualcomm's SoC/CPU platform will play with a discrete AMD or NVIDIA GPU. But that is something I am interested to see as well.
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akramargmail - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - link
One question, I understand that Windows and CPU must support ARM, but what about graphics? Will one be able to just plug in a regular Geforce and go? Assuming there will be ARM drivers.SarahKerrigan - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - link
If the vendor provides drivers and the SoC you're using has PCIe, sure. People do, even - mainly with Linux because dGPU drivers for WIn/ARM don't really exist right now.Right now the Win/ARM push is almost entirely around laptops with iGPUs, though.
NextGen_Gamer - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
Yeah, so far every Snapdragon X Elite and Plus design is a laptop exclusively using the iGPU. We have yet to see how well Qualcomm's SoC/CPU platform will play with a discrete AMD or NVIDIA GPU. But that is something I am interested to see as well.evanh - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - link
If it's pre-installed with anything from M$ then it's a no-go from the outset.meacupla - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - link
I would hope it's cheaper than Qualcomm's offering, but Mediatek Dimensity isn't exactly a cheap chip.Dante Verizon - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
How long before it's banned by the government?ZoZo - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
Why would it? It's Taiwanese, not Chinese.ballsystemlord - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
Supposedly, AMD is also developing an ARM CPU design for windows. Source:https://youtu.be/u19FZQ1ZBYc