Here’s a list of all the apps that can run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite — shame AutoCAD and our favorite VPN provider is missing
Updated: More apps are coming for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors
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Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm’s high-performanceArm-based processor, specifically tailored for Copilot+ PCs. It excels in AI thanks to a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that can handle up to 45 trillion operations per second, allowing it to efficiently process language models and generative AI tasks locally on the device.
One challenge with Windows on Arm processors like Snapdragon X Elite is that most Windows apps aren’t built to work directly on Arm systems. Instead, Windows uses a translation layer to emulate x86_64 architecture.
For the best performance, it’s important to use apps that are built to run on Arm systems directly. This is the full list of apps that Qualcomm says work perfectly on the Snapdragon X Elite. If you can’t find your favorite app on this list - and we noticed some big omissions - don’t worry, more are expected to be added soon.
Productivity
Collaboration
Creative
Social media
Multimedia
Web browsers
Development
Endpoint security
Data / Insider risk management
IT management
Remote access & support
IT tools and VDI
Although it’s a long list there are a number of notable omissions. We’re disappointed to seeAffinity softwareandAutoCADare yet to be supported, and ourfavorite VPN, NordVPN, is also highly conspicuous by its absence.
Thankfully, a spokesperson for Nord Security told us, “We are building an Arm-native NordVPN application and the launching process is on the final stages. We are now in close cooperation withMicrosoftto receive driver signing certificate. We expect to release the application in the near future.”
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Wayne Williams is a freelancer writing news for TechRadar Pro. He has been writing about computers, technology, and the web for 30 years. In that time he wrote for most of the UK’s PC magazines, and launched, edited and published a number of them too.
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