NVIDIA says app compatibility won’t be a concern on its ARM-based RTX Spark PCs.
At Computex, Jensen Huang said these PCs can run “every application Windows has ever run.”
Windows on Arm has traditionally relied on emulating x86 apps, which has occasionally led to compatibility issues with older software, drivers, anti-cheat systems and some games. So this could be HUGE.
NVIDIA also says it’s working with developers to ensure anti-cheat support for games like Fortnite, Valorant, PUBG and more. That’s a big step forward for Windows on Arm gaming.
There will also be Spark exclusive optimizations. Adobe is rebuilding Photoshop and Premiere for RTX Spark, with up to 2x better performance.
Windows on ARM Gaming Gets Major Anti-Cheat Support
Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform is helping solve one of the biggest problems of Windows on ARM gaming: anti-cheat support.
Anti-cheat software runs at a very low level of the operating system and is required by many online games, If the anti-cheat doesn’t support ARM, the game usually won’t launch, regardless of how powerful the hardware is.
Nvidia is working with major anti-cheat providers like Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, and Denuvo to add support for games including Fortnite, VALORANT, League of Legends, and PUBG.