It is clear that the Snapdragon X installed in the Windows AI PC 'Copilot + PC' does not work properly with Adobe software and game apps such as Fortnite
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Major PC manufacturers such as Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung have announced multiple Copilot+ PC-compatible models as the first PC models compatible with Microsoft's 'Copilot+ PC' announced in May 2024. These initial Copilot+ PC-compatible models are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or Snapdragon X Plus, which are chips that use the Arm architecture.
Samsung's Copilot+ PC-compatible model, the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, looks something like this.
The Galaxy Book 4 Edge was released in the United States, South Korea, and other markets on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. On June 19, the day after the release date, Samsung posted a 'list of applications that were determined to be incompatible or unable to be installed at the time of writing' on the Korean version of the product page. The list included some Adobe software and popular games such as League of Legends and Fortnite.
Samsung has not disclosed the details of why these software applications are unavailable, but has attributed them to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, which is installed in the Galaxy Book 4 Edge. 'We are requesting improvements from app developers, and will continue to provide updates by checking the improvement schedules for the apps,' the company explained.
The Wall Street Journal has reached out to Microsoft and Qualcomm about the issue, but has not yet received a response.
Microsoft Windows-based PCs have used Intel processors for decades. However, the Copilot+ PC-compatible model is equipped with a chip using Qualcomm's Arm architecture to enable AI functions such as image generation and text summarization without an Internet connection. However, because it uses a different CPU architecture than before, software optimized for Intel chips may have compatibility issues and may no longer be usable, the Wall Street Journal points out.
All early Copilot+ PC-compatible models are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or Snapdragon X Plus, so if the chip is causing software such as Adobe or Fortnite to be unavailable, all early Copilot+ PC-compatible models may not be compatible with these software. The Wall Street Journal reported that 'it was not immediately clear whether similar issues were occurring in Copilot+ PC-compatible models from other manufacturers.'
Dave2D , a YouTube channel who reviewed the Asus Vivobook S 15, a model compatible with the same Copilot + PC, said, 'If it's compiled for Arm, the experience is great,' and 'However, the moment you move to x86 apps, the situation changes, depending on the severity of the requirements.' While stating that the performance of software compatible with the Arm architecture is excellent, he points out that when emulating x86 , which is supported by most Windows apps , with Prism , 'the operation of software with high system requirements will be difficult.' In addition, Microsoft mentioned that emulation with Prism 'does not have a significant impact on performance.'
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According to Dave2D, some software such as Premiere Pro works normally even with Prism emulation, but Adobe Premiere Pro, which also does not yet support the Arm architecture natively, can do some editing, but the experience is far from being super fast, and 'when it comes to GPU-based effects it really slows down.' YouTuber Matthew Moniz points out that DaVinci Resolve, a video editing software that natively supports the Arm architecture, also has problems with slowing down when processing GPU-based effects.
In addition, according to Moniz, on the Asus Vivobook S 15, Diablo IV crashed due to a Prism error, Fortnite would not load at all, and Overwatch 2 was forced to run in windowed mode with a resolution limited to 1200 x 800 pixels. Furthermore, even DIRT 5, which is supposed to support the Arm architecture, had a frame rate that dropped to 19 fps, making it impossible to play properly.
Microsoft has been heavily promoting gameplay on Copilot+ PC, calling Overwatch 2's performance 'flawless.'
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