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 today announced Armv9, the next generation of its chip architecture. Its predecessor, Armv8, launched a decade ago and while it has seen its fair share of changes and updates, the new architecture ...

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 ...

Arm Holdings plc, or "arm", was once considered a vendor of processors designed for embedded and low-power systems, but those days are well past at this point. Having conquered mobile some time ago, ...

British chip design firm ARM is trying to convince AMD to adopt its low-power processor architectures instead of the traditional x86 platform -- a logical move for ARM according to several system ...

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 ...

Apple’s possible move from Intel x86 chips to ARM processors for its MacBooks is feasible, but not practical over the next few years because of technical and performance issues, analysts said this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chief Analyst & CEO, NAND Research. It takes a significant market disruption to bring fierce competitors like Intel and AMD ...

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 ...

Advanced Micro Devices shot down rumors that it is pursuing an ARM license, saying it will stick to developing chips for tablets around the x86 architecture. AMD is not seeking an ARM license as it ...