Also: https://github.com/MattPD/cpplinks/blob/master/assembly.risc...
As someone developing HPC applications, I generally don't care either, as long as the hardware has good fundamentals, and is well supported by the available compilers and profiling tools.
Honestly at this point the only reason that I'm aware of to prefer Intel for my workloads is the awesomeness of VTune.
How's the quality of the equivalent AMD or Arm tooling these days?
I edit a ton of 4K video, photos off my Sony Mirrorless, write articles, web, etc.
It is by far the fastest computer I’ve ever used. I have never once known or cared if anything is running x86.
1) Steam library.
2) And the just works combo of ATX & the ability to use any ISO on almost any x86 machine.
I'm personally scared if x86 dies the open market of ATX and bring your own OS won't exist as every company will just lock you in to only there stuff on their devices.
Everyone who uses a tablet or smartphone obviously doesn’t care.
Anyone on a Mac doesn’t care, and even on windows, only very performance sensitive people would care if Prism isn’t doing its thing.
You’d essentially be left with AAA PC gamers and other performance sensitive people, which are a small percentage of overall users.
ezcrypt•1h ago
geerlingguy•1h ago
I'm able to play most 5-10 year old games that aren't tied to DRMs at 30-60 fps on a Pi [2] (and certainly on Ampere) using box64 and an AMD GPU (or Nvidia on an Ampere system), haven't spent much time with FEX-emu though.
[1] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/system76-built-fastes...
[2] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/use-external-gpu-on-r...