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		iforgotpassword on Dec 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only 720k Snapdragon X laptops sold in Q3 – less t... Huh? Can you name any game that requires AVX512? I haven't encountered any so far.

goosedragons on Dec 19, 2024 [–]

I don't think any games require AVX512 but the current x64 release emulator doesn't support AVX or AVX2 either which is needed by some games. The preview release of Windows for ARM does add support for AVX/AVX2.

iforgotpassword on Dec 19, 2024 | [–]

Yeah that makes sense, those two have been around for quite a while I guess.

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