Explore the 2026 ARM vs x86 battle—comparing processor architecture, CPU performance, and energy efficiency to reveal which chip design leads modern computing innovation.

Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single ...

The Renesas RZ Family debuts its line of powerful processors built around an ARM CPU enabling design breakthroughs for next generation embedded systems. This article will discuss the features, and ...

Arm bets on AI to boost chip royalties as SoftBank pushes deeper into semiconductors and data centre markets ...

The WM8320 integrated power management solution maximizes processor performance and extends battery life in portable multimedia devices. It targets applications that use ARM-based processors, ...

Intel finally has the most efficient x86 processors and claims to beat both Apple and Snapdragon in terms of performance and efficiency. Intel’s latest Lunar Lake processors use a hybrid architecture ...

Just because the center of gravity for GenAI compute and other kinds of machine learning and data analytics has shifted from the CPU to the XPU accelerator – generally a GPU these days, but not ...

Arm Holdings plc plans to cancel a license that gives Qualcomm Inc. permission to use its instruction set architecture in chips. Bloomberg reported the development today. Qualcomm, the world’s top ...

But will Windows on Arm fully support Nvidia's new chip?

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

The Android operating system is built to run on three different types of processor architecture: Arm, Intel x86, and MIPS. The former is today’s ubiquitous architecture after Intel abandoned its ...