Nvidia's RTX Spark chips could drive Windows PCs toward Arm-based architecture
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Dwight Silverman
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Nvidia's new RTX Spark chips are poised to accelerate the PC industry's transition from Intel/x86 architecture to Arm-based processors, similar to Apple's shift to Apple Silicon in 2020. This move challenges Intel, AMD, and Apple's dominance in the Windows PC market, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape of personal computing.
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The same decision that Mac users faced starting in 2020, when Apple began a switch to home-grown processors, is about to fall into your laps.
The momentum pushing the PC industry to use the same architecture found in Apple's powerful and efficient chips is swelling to a crescendo on the Windows side of the aisle.
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