Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chipset claims to run most Windows games natively or with minimal emulation.
Qualcomm claims most Windows games will run on its latest Arm laptop chipset without porting, using emulation to support x86/64 games at nearly full speed. Unreleased laptops with Snapdragon X Elite chipset are expected, with developers given three options to run games: natively on ARM64 for best performance and power usage, a hybrid ARM64EC approach with native Windows, libraries, and Qualcomm drivers, and a third where games run through emulation with minimal changes to code or assets.
March 22, 2024
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