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Apple's M-series chips switched from x86 to ARM architecture, requiring the Rosetta 2 translation layer to run legacy x86 Mac applications.
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7/20/2026
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VerifiedThe ARM64 architecture mainly appears in Windows devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (such as the Surface Pro X) and Mac computers with Apple M-series chips.84% similarVerifiedThe Apple Silicon architecture transition began at WWDC 2020, migrating the Mac product line from Intel x86 architecture to in-house ARM architecture chips (the M series).78% similarUnverifiedApple's Rosetta 2, Microsoft's Prism, and the open-source FEX-Emu and Box64 are all x86-to-ARM binary translation solutions.76% similarVerifiedApple's launch of the M1 chip in 2020 was the first to prove the viability of ARM architecture on PCs.76% similar
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