Explore the 2026 ARM vs x86 battle—comparing processor architecture, CPU performance, and energy efficiency to reveal which chip design leads modern computing innovation.

NVIDIA plans a return to consumer PC processors with Arm-based N1 laptop chips expected in Dell and Lenovo systems.

Arm Holdings' self-reinforcing ecosystem dominates mobile CPUs, embedding its IP in nearly every smartphone and challenging rivals like NVIDIA.

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced two new Surface computers with ARM processors from Qualcomm: the Surface Pro 12-inch and the Surface Laptop 13-inch. These two PCs joined the rest of the ...

Humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, smartphones, smart home devices, and even something as mundane as a TV remote or a coffee machine all share a quiet commonality. At the heart of most of this ...

The high-frequency trading (HFT) server market is poised for growth due to rising demand for ultra-fast trade execution and AI adoption, especially by hedge funds. Key opportunities lie in ARM-based ...

Some of the best Arm processors come from companies like Apple and Qualcomm, which license Arm’s processor instruction set but create their own custom or semi-custom CPU designs. But Arm continues to ...

Researchers point to a microprocessor on a space-ready motherboard used in spaceflight applications. SwRI is evaluating reduced instruction set computers (RISC-V or “risk five”) and Advanced RISC ...

Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single ...

Most Windows computers use x86 processors from Intel or AMD, but some models also use ARM-based processors. That hardware comes with its own advantages and disadvantages, so it’s important to know ...

In the gold rush for wearables, the key to success is invisibility and long battery life. ARM is pursuing the development of tiny processors that fit the profile. The new CPUs and microcontrollers are ...