Google Chrome Arrives for Windows on ARM Before Snapdragon X Elite Debut
Mar. 27, 2024Google in itsblogsays a full version of Chrome is rolling out this week on ARM-compatible Windows devices. Chrome has been fully optimized for the Snapdragon X Elite platform and will offer afaster and smootherweb browsing experience. Google further says that Chrome on WoA will have access to all top features including extensions, themes,generative AI features, built-in security, and more.
Christiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm said:
In addition, Google says that in the coming days, Chrome will get an even “bigger boost in performance” with the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite chipset. Some Snapdragon Insiders got a chance to run the stable version of Chrome on Snapdragon X Elite and compared it with Chrome on Intel Core Ultra 7 155H.
In theSpeedometer 2.0browser benchmark test, the new stable version of Chrome for WoA scored 457 whereas the Intel system achieved only 413 points. In the JetStream 2 test which evaluates JavaScript and WebAssembly performance, Chrome for WoA scored 316.765 and Chrome running on Intel’s processor scored 295.098.
By the way, even the ARM version ofMicrosoft Edge performs similarlyto Chrome and beats Intel’s new Core Ultra-powered system. We recently reported thatWindows games on Snapdragon X Eliteshould just work fine with x64 emulation and Qualcomm is pretty confident about it. A Snapdragon Insider ranBaldur’s Gate 3 on Snapdragon X Eliteand got 30 FPS at 1080p resolution.
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