Qualcomm plans to make its Snapdragon processors available for PC desktops soon, said CEO Cristiano Amon during a presentation at Computex in Taipei.

Qualcomm says its Arm-based CPUs will be available in “all form factors.” This means not just laptops, but also all-in-ones, tablets and small form factor devices. No specific example was shown during the presentation, but the major players in the PC industry, such as Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Mirosoft and Samsung, who are working with Qualcomm were mentioned.

Is the market ready?

The introduction of Snapdragon processors on desktops could have an impact on the PC market. Users looking for a Windows computer in a certain form factor will then have the option of choosing a device with a Snapdragon processor. However, it will not happen so quickly. Snapdragon It is also unclear whether individual components for Arm-based PC hardware will be sold.

In addition, the x86/x64 architecture, which has been active for decades, still dominates, so it will take a lot of effort to convince loyal users to switch to a completely new architecture.