Matlab for Windows on ARM64

June 7, 2026

As ARM64 CPUs become more popular or even the only choice for some computer models, the Mathworks has certified Matlab R2026a is supported to work on ARM64 via Prism emulation.

Windows ARM64 laptops with Snapdragon X or Snapdragon X2 CPUs make a complete replacement for Intel-x86 based laptops, with nearly all software working natively or via Prism emulation. The next piece of the puzzle is to have GPUs on ARM64 laptops or desktops. NVIDIA RTX Spark GPU + ARM64 CPU computers are said to be emerging later in 2026 from Asus, Dell, HP, MSI, Microsoft Surface Ultra, etc.

As ARM64 CPU devices with GPUs supported by Matlab become available, hopefully Matlab will enable support for GPU computing on ARM64 as well.