When talking about processors, x86 and ARM are the two terms that come up the most, especially if we’re talking about recent devices. But there are many more architectures out there. For example, you might’ve heard the names RISC and RISC-V floated around occasionally.
Despite having similar names, they couldn’t be more different concepts. So what is RISC, and what is RISC-V? And what’s the difference?
