Affinity, the creative software suite owned by Canva, has announced its native support for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips, marking a milestone in the photo design and editing industry. With this integration, Affinity becomes the first creative software suite to adopt support for the latest AI-powered chip.
Affinity bets on the Snapdragon
The CEO of Affinity, Ash Hewson, stated that the suite will soon provide “end-to-end support” for these latest-generation chips. With more than 3 million creative users, Affinity offers a comprehensive range of tools, from basic photo editing to complex graphic and vector design, challenging competitors like Adobe.
After working closely with @Qualcomm and @Microsoft, we’re thrilled to announce that #Affinity is the first full creative software suite to provide end-to-end support for the latest #Snapdragon X Elite #ARM64 PC chips!#microsoftbuild #innovation #technology pic.twitter.com/KxTaCbZjkB
— Affinity (@affinitybyserif) May 22, 2024
“We have been impressed with the level of performance we can achieve with these Snapdragon X Elite devices. And of course, it’s all because the silicon has a high-power CPU and a high-power GPU with unified memory, which is perfect for our type of applications.”Hewson said.
Affinity provides a complete set of photo editing and design tools for Windows, Mac, and iPad, including vector graphics creation (Affinity Designer), advanced photo editing (Affinity Photo), and professional page layout tools (Affinity Publisher).
The recent Microsoft event has highlighted a shift in trend, showing that Qualcomm’s new chips are finally meeting expectations. The chip core, the Qualcomm Oryon CPU, boasts performance up to 37% faster and 55% more energy-efficient than its competitors. This is just the beginning, and it will be exciting to see how far the new family of Qualcomm chips can go.
