Why Arm chips pose a threat to Intel and AMD’s PC dominance
Intel and AMD are staring down a new competitor in the PC market: Arm .The UK-based chip designer is making a fresh push into the space via Qualcomm and its Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips, which are rolling out in laptops from companies ranging from ASUS and Acer to Dell, HP, and Lenovo in the coming weeks.Arm is already the go-to platform for Apple and its M-series chips for its Mac line of laptops and desktops, but it’s had a rockier relationship with Microsoft’s Windows platform. There was 2012’s Surface RT, which couldn’t run certain apps, as well as 2022’s Surface Pro 9, which suffered similar compatibility problems.Microsoft turned to Arm-based Qualcomm chips to power its new Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop, rather than Intel or AMD processors.But Arm isn’t just hoping Qualcomm can take on Intel and AMD on its own, though. According to Reuters, Arm CEO Rene Haas says other other man