> They won't get there with reference designs from ARM.
This nails it! I blogged about how the expected Geekbench scores for Nuvia were better than M1
- https://singhkays.com/blog/arm-cpu-faster-than-apple-m1/
Nuvia was aiming for the server space but Qualcomm probably saw an opportunity to leapfrog many generations of in-house design and catch up to A and M series chips from Apple.
For reference - Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 888 flagship lacks behind 2019 Apple A13