topic Re: Archicad 25 + Windows 11 ARM (Snapdragon processor) in Installation & update

Archicad 25 + Windows 11 ARM (Snapdragon processor)

Kooperative E45 — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:47:19 GMT

Hi everyone,

I would like to buy a new mobile workstation for my office and I was wondering if Archicad is now supporting ARM Windows processors like the Snapdragon 8cx.

Does anyone have any experiences to share?

Re: Archicad 25 + Windows 11 ARM (Snapdragon processor)

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:33:49 GMT

No. Only ARM to be supported is Apple ARM, which has a preview version of Archicad 26 available with the release available in the 4th quarter.

The rationale for Apple ARM is that Apple will no longer support Intel. There isn't that rationale for non-Intel Windows chips (today). Also, it appears the Snapdragon family is for lightweight use... I don't see that a powerful graphics processor is supported, which is required for Archicad.

Re: Archicad 25 + Windows 11 ARM (Snapdragon processor)

Kooperative E45 — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:39:48 GMT

Thanks Karl,
it seems I will have to stick with the usual Windows laptops... I'm just worried about the battery life.

Best
Daniele

Re: Archicad 25 + Windows 11 ARM (Snapdragon processor)

Lingwisyer — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:07:47 GMT

If it's a new laptop, have you looked at laptop powerbanks? Might be a possible bridging solution to and battery life limitations.

Ling.