Multiple, Demanding Apps Deserve a Cool, Quiet Laptop

 

Artificial intelligence (AI) and network-heavy CPU workloads are placing additional strains on laptops. While traditional CPU architectures struggle to bridge the performance gap, Arm’s efficient, performant, and secure CPUs are making tomorrow’s use cases possible in Windows on Arm devices and Chromebooks.

Arm v9 architecture comprising of PAC and MTE offers class-leading protection across all devices, while our Total Compute Solutions enable AI-accelerated experiences like video enhancement, multitasking and responsive app launch.

Deliver Multiple Experiences​

AI Devices

AI Powered Devices

Arm SoCs, TCS23, and features such as SVE and SME, support video calling, app launch, and video streams overlaid on screen. Advanced ML capabilities improve the user experience for camera and video use case innovations.

Performance Experience

Performant Experience

Our 64-bit architecture combined with TCS23 end-to-end system optimizations help create a premium UI and apps that launch in an instant with more bandwidth and faster ML workloads.

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Advanced Workloads

Creative, professional apps and dev builds are no longer considered as heavy thread utilization with efficient, high-performance CPUs.

Secure Devices

Secure Devices

Arm’s V9 architecture comprises PAC and MTE to offer industry- leading protection across a range of devices.

Next Gen Form Factor

Next-Gen Form Factor

The features you need to create a lightweight efficient laptop that’s fan-less, always connected, rarely plugged in, and wakes instantly.

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing

Efficient, high-performance cores capable of network-heavy CPU workloads, simultaneous video, and multitasking.

How to Close the Performance Gap

The demands on laptops and the OEMs who develop them have never been greater and will continue to grow. Arm’s efficient, high-performance laptop cores are rapidly outpacing traditional X86 architectures. Don't get left behind. Find out how you can make the switch now.

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Timeline: A Growing Ecosystem

2018 was the year when brand-new Windows laptops built on Arm-based SoC designs were launched in the PC market. Since then, the ‘Windows on Arm’ (WoA) devices and ecosystem have gone from strength to strength, with Microsoft having recently released Windows 11 for Arm and developing technologies to smooth the migration path for application developers. This has, in turn, led to many more developers building native apps, for a growing selection of laptops.

Key OEM Device Launches

Key OEM Device Launches

2018
HP envy x2 , Asus NovaGo, Lenovo Mix 630

2020
Surface Pro X, Samsung Galaxy Book X , Lenovo Yoga 5G 2021 HP Elite Folio

2022
Surface Pro 9, Lenovo ThinkPad x13s, HP Elite Folio, Acer Spin 7

Arm and Microsoft IP launched


Arm and Microsoft IP launched

2017
Windows 10 built on 64-bit architecture (with 32-bit emulation - x86)

2018
2nd gen Windows 10 on Arm laptops launches with 5G connectivity

2019
Arm-based SQ1 system-on-chip (SoC) ushers in third generation of WoA laptops

2020
Azure Arm 64 VMs allow test and build in the cloud Arm-based SQ2 custom SoC Windows 11 on Arm

2022
2nd Generation Windows 11 on Arm Laptops

2023
Continuous deployment (CI/CD) via Azure Kubernetes Services Complete Developer Toolchain: Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio Code, Visual C++, Windows Subsystem for Linux, .NET

Key Apps & ISVs launched


Key Apps & ISVs launched

2017
Vimeo, VLC

2019
Bandizip, Brave , Sketchable

2020
Concepts, Drawboard PDF, 7-Zip, Amazon Prime Video, LiquidText

2021
Zoom , Apple iTunes, Apple TV , puTTY, Tweeten

2022
Facebook , Netflix, Office 365 Suite, Xbox , Adobe Photoshop , Adobe, Lightroom , Adobe Fresco , Adobe Acrobat , Instagram, Big-ip edge client, Notepad++, Unigram

2023
Visual Studio, Spotify, Adobe Illustrator , FileZilla, GoodNotes, Handbrake, Kindle , Shapr3D, Unity player, Whatsapp , Dropbox , Goodnotes All Windows apps, including Edge, Office 365, OneDrive, OneNote , Paint3D , Teams , Visual Studio, Code, Windows Terminal

Developer Tools &​ Enablement

Developer Tools &​ Enablement 

2019
Chromium project support for WoA: Electron and CEF app frameworks 64 Bit Emulation (x64)

2020
.NET and WPF app framework, UWP platform

2022
"Volterra" Developer Kit Arm64EC - Build and port apps for native performance on Arm Azure Arm 64 VMs allow test and build in the cloud, Arm native toolchain WinUI3 support Python programming language

2023
Widespread app frameworks support LLVM Compilers

Developer Attitudes to Windows on Arm

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Our latest developer sentiment survey carried out in collaboration with Microsoft highlights the enormous opportunity for Windows on Arm and what challenges need to be overcome to fulfill this potential.

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Case Studies

Full Backup and Seamless PC Migration for Windows on Arm

With the rise in popularity of always-on, always-connected laptops, Zinstall answers the need for complete system level backup for Windows on Arm.

Seamlessly Composing Music Through Native Windows on Arm

StaffPad for Windows on Arm is a music notation app to simplify the process of composing and performing music, providing users with a rich feature set, high performance, long battery life, and multiple-device connectivity.

Learning From Tweeten: Porting Electron Apps to Native Arm64 for Windows on Arm

Learn from Tweeten, a popular free Twitter client, on how its Electron apps natively run on Windows on Arm.

Resources

Mobile Experiences Now on Laptops

Arm-based laptops bring advanced architecture and processor technology that enables mobile features and benefits on these devices.

Developer Hub Learning Paths

Get started with tutorials designed to help you develop for Windows on Arm, Chrome OS, and Linux.