Users will need the proper hardware to run 64-bit apps after Microsoft figures out a way to support them through an emulator, so we're hoping ARM chips make significant strides between now and then. So far, ARM-based chips - even the latest SQ1 processor - have fallen flat in the performance department, especially when compared to Intel CPUs. We don't know when it will launch but the report claims that a wide rollout could happen in the first half of 2021.Įven if Microsoft is able to bring 圆4 apps to ARM, there will still be the question of performance. Neowin, citing unnamed sources, reports that Microsoft is hard at work to bring 64-bit app emulation to ARM-powered PCs. You simply can't use those apps on the Surface Pro X.Īt least, for now. Now, most programs have 32-bit versions, but some popular apps, including Adobe Photoshop and Premiere, are only available in 64-bit. Not only is Microsoft making native ARM apps, but it's also expanding support for 64-bit x86 apps.Īs of today, the Surface Pro X can run 64-bit and 32-bit ARM-based apps natively and 32-bit, x86 apps through an emulator. Bringing 64-bit app emulation to ARM-based PCs Of course, the browser is in a pre-beta stage so don't be surprised if it crashes every now and then. You can download the ARM app from the Chromium Edge Insider site. The Verge has been testing the Edge Chromium for ARM browser and not only reports better battery life and performance but also "big improvements in switching tabs, rendering web content, and scrolling speeds."
Now they can get the benefits of using an app made specifically for ARM. Before Microsoft made Chromium Edge for ARM available to Surface Pro X users, their only options were to download x86 versions of Edge or Chrome and run them in emulation mode.
0 kommentar(er)
