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 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.
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.
Advanced Workloads
Creative, professional apps and dev builds are no longer considered as heavy thread utilization with efficient, high-performance CPUs.
Secure Devices
Arm’s V9 architecture comprises PAC and MTE to offer industry- leading protection across a range of devices.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.