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Tom's Guide
22-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Nvidia N1X CPU delayed once again — and Microsoft's next-gen OS seems to be at fault
The anticipated Nvidia N1X CPU is seeing some major roadblocks lately, and now it's reportedly been pushed back until early 2026 — with Microsoft's next Windows OS tipped to be setting it back. The Windows-on-Arm chip from Nvidia and MediaTek is now expected to launch in 2026, with DigiTimes (via Jukan on X) citing supply chain sources stating it's due to a combination of reasons. This includes delays on Microsoft's next-gen Windows OS (possibly Windows 12), Nvidia's own design changes to the silicon and the market seeing a smaller demand for notebooks. As per the report, Nvidia and MediaTek's N1X AI PC chip will focus on enterprise-class devices first, shifting to the consumer market once demand picks back up. Along with Microsoft's roadmap for its OS apparently being delayed and Nvidia redesigning the chip, it has led to the Arm-based CPU being pushed to 2026. Report: Nvidia and MediaTek delay AI PC launch to 2026 due to Microsoft OS hurdles and market headwindsMediaTek and Nvidia have postponed the launch of their highly anticipated AI PC platform to the first quarter of 2026, supply chain sources say, citing a combination of delays… 21, 2025 Initially, the Nvidia N1X CPU was expected to be announced at Computex 2025, with the report claiming it would feature 180 to 200 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) — a huge jump over Snapdragon X Series chips at 45 TOPS — to drive AI performance further. However, the chip didn't arrive, and many reports suggested it would arrive by late 2025 instead. Now, a 2026 launch date is looking likely, but earlier reports have indicated it's been pushed back until late 2026 instead. The Nvidia N1X chip's release date appears to be all over the place, but, along with this report, it's looking like industry insiders agree that it will now launch in 2026. According to SemiAccurate, the Arm-based AI chip has been hit by a few hurdles, with sources suggesting that it would require engineers to make design changes to the silicon. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. While this lines up with the DigiTimes report, the tech news site believes the chip has now been delayed until late 2026 instead of the expected first quarter of the year. However, plans can change, of course, so only time will tell until Nvidia and MediaTek announce their Arm-based CPU. Nvidia's N1X chip is rumored to come in two flavors: the N1X being for desktops, while the N1 chip is for laptops. So far, they look to deliver powerful AI performance along with the same performance as an RTX 4070 GPU for notebooks. It's tipped to use a smaller GB10 Blackwell chip, or a GB206 model, similar to RTX 5060 Ti or RTX 5060. If Nvidia plans to release the chip around the same time as Microsoft's next-gen Windows OS, this could mean that the chip may launch alongside a possible Windows 12, or something of the like. Rumors are scattered, but for now, it's looking like we'll have to wait until at least early 2026 to see Nvidia's N1X CPU. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Tom's Guide
17-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Nvidia N1X ARM CPU is reportedly delayed until late 2026 — here's what we know
Nvidia's rumored N1X CPU has been a long time coming, but it may be another while until the Arm-based chip arrives due to major production issues. The custom Arm CPU is now being pushed back until late 2026, according to tech site SemiAccurate. Sources state that the chip has been hit with problems that require engineers to make design changes to the silicon, with the report calling it another "whoopsie." The Arm-based laptop chip was initially expected to be revealed back at Computex 2025, but clearly, Nvidia wasn't ready to announce its all-new CPU for gaming laptops, and it won't be for some time, according to the report. Apparently, this is one of several delays, with Nvidia facing problems that caused a roadblock in the CPU arriving in early 2026. While this was reportedly handled, the new N1X chip is now rumored to be suffering from another hurdle. Now, Nvidia did officially announce that a new Arm-based CPU is in the works, and would be arriving in a "one-year rhythm." However, with the reported issues, this may not fall in line with CEO Jensen Huang's roadmap. The report doesn't state the specific problem with the chip, just that it's causing a delay in production. If accurate, it could be another year until we see Nvidia's custom CPU — likely closer to CES 2027. Recent reports have detailed that Nvidia's Arm-based CPU delivers the same performance as an RTX 4070-equipped laptop, with the benchmarks indicating it could be launching in late 2025 or early 2026. Now, this may not be the case, but it does leave room for possible improvements. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Rumor has it that the Arm-based chip will use a Blackwell-based GPU, with a smaller GB10 Blackwell chip for laptops or a GB206 model as seen in RTX 5060 Ti or RTX 5060 graphics cards. It's also believed to use 65W power to match the performance of a 120W RTX 4070 laptop GPU, which is already impressive, while other leaks suggest the chip would offer a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 80W to 120W. This would give gaming laptops more ultraportable designs, with better power efficiency that could translate to improved battery life (something even the best gaming laptops today struggle with). But with this delay, perhaps Nvidia has time to refine its custom CPU, giving it even greater power gains to match current and upcoming chips. But if the delay is accurate, it also gives time for Nvidia's competition to bolster its offerings. For one, the AMD Strix Halo APU already delivers close to RTX 4060 desktop GPU power, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Series chip is set to arrive soon. Only time will tell when we see Nvidia's N1X Arm-based CPU arrive, but in the meantime, we'll be enjoying what its RTX 50-series GPUs have to offer. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Arm estimates a 14-fold increase in data center customers since 2021, company says
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO: The number of customers that use Arm-based chips in data centers has grown to 70,000, a 14-fold increase since 2021, the company told Reuters. Under the guidance of Chief Executive Rene Haas , chip technology maker Arm has been working to expand its business into the PC market and has made substantial gains selling its architecture for data center chips as well. Like other chip companies, Arm has benefitted from the frenzy around generative artificial intelligence computing and said a significant portion of its data center growth is due to AI. The company said it had seen a 12-fold spike in startups that are using Arm chips from 2021. Arm's strong outlook arrives as the chip industry faces near term challenges. While chips related to building AI data centers have boomed, other large swaths of the semiconductor market such as PC and mobile sales have remained slow. The company declined to provide annual financial guidance due to trade uncertainty when it released results in May. Chips based on the Arm architecture are known for delivering high performance with low energy consumption, which is one of the reasons it powers just about every mobile phone on the planet. Such performance has been adapted by chip designs for data center processors, which typically consume substantially more energy. The data center market earlier proved difficult for Arm to break into, but the company has more recently been aided by cloud computing giants such as Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft developing home-grown Arm chips for use in their sprawling infrastructure. Customers often rent Arm-based chips through a cloud computing company such as Amazon's AWS. Amazon has rolled out several generations of its data center processor (CPU) since 2018, including artificial intelligence versions, and added millions Arm-based chips to its cloud computing platform. But SoftBank-owned Arm has made big gains in other areas as well, as it seeks to erode the computing dominance of designs from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, based on the x86 architecture. The group of developers worldwide working to make apps that run its tech is crucial to a chip company's success. According to the company, Arm has roughly doubled the number of applications since 2021 running on Arm-based machines to 9 million. The developer base working with the company's computing architecture has increased by 1.5 times to 22 million since 2021.
The Star
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Exclusive-Arm estimates a 14-fold increase in data center customers since 2021, company says
FILE PHOTO: Rene Haas, CEO of chip tech provider Arm Holdings, holds a replica of a chip with his company's logo on it, during an event in which Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim officially announces a $250 million deal with the company, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The number of customers that use Arm-based chips in data centers has grown to 70,000, a 14-fold increase since 2021, the company told Reuters. Under the guidance of Chief Executive Rene Haas, chip technology maker Arm has been working to expand its business into the PC market and has made substantial gains selling its architecture for data center chips as well. Like other chip companies, Arm has benefitted from the frenzy around generative artificial intelligence computing and said a significant portion of its data center growth is due to AI. The company said it had seen a 12-fold spike in startups that are using Arm chips from 2021. Arm's strong outlook arrives as the chip industry faces near term challenges. While chips related to building AI data centers have boomed, other large swaths of the semiconductor market such as PC and mobile sales have remained slow. The company declined to provide annual financial guidance due to trade uncertainty when it released results in May. Chips based on the Arm architecture are known for delivering high performance with low energy consumption, which is one of the reasons it powers just about every mobile phone on the planet. Such performance has been adapted by chip designs for data center processors, which typically consume substantially more energy. The data center market earlier proved difficult for Arm to break into, but the company has more recently been aided by cloud computing giants such as Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft developing home-grown Arm chips for use in their sprawling infrastructure. Customers often rent Arm-based chips through a cloud computing company such as Amazon's AWS. Amazon has rolled out several generations of its data center processor (CPU) since 2018, including artificial intelligence versions, and added millions Arm-based chips to its cloud computing platform. But SoftBank-owned Arm has made big gains in other areas as well, as it seeks to erode the computing dominance of designs from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, based on the x86 architecture. The group of developers worldwide working to make apps that run its tech is crucial to a chip company's success. According to the company, Arm has roughly doubled the number of applications since 2021 running on Arm-based machines to 9 million. The developer base working with the company's computing architecture has increased by 1.5 times to 22 million since 2021. (Reporting by Max A. Cherney in San Francisco; Editing by Sonali Paul)
The Verge
23-06-2025
- The Verge
Chromebook Plus laptops like Lenovo's sleek, new 14-incher are getting free Gemini AI features
Google announced a handful of new Gemini AI features for Chromebook Plus laptops, including a sleek, new 14-inch flagship device from Lenovo that I got to handle recently. The new AI functions include select to search, which allows you to long press the launcher icon or take a screenshot and do a Google search based on on-screen images or text. (It's like circle to search on phones, but for Chromebooks.) Text captured this way can be imported into a calendar or Google Workspace apps like a spreadsheet or document. On-screen text that's a bit technical or jargon-y can also be simplified. And now, the Quick Insert key — the 'Gemini button' that replaces the Caps Lock key on Chromebooks — gets a shortcut to AI image generation. There are two more new Gemini features: a smart grouping tool that automatically organizes your current tabs and documents based on what you're working on, and some image editing built into the Gallery app for automated tasks like background removal and making stickers. These new functions use on-device AI and are exclusive to Lenovo's new Chromebook Plus 14 laptop, which launches today alongside Google's new tools. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus (14-inch, 10th-gen) starts at $649 and uses a MediaTek Kompanio Ultra chip capable of 50 TOPS. It's an eight-core Arm-based processor with Wi-Fi 7 and support for up to two external 4K monitors. Lenovo's new flagship Chromebook also has a 14-inch OLED display capable of 1920 x 1200 resolution and 400 nits of brightness, with the option for a touchscreen version starting at $749. Its other key specs include up to 256GB of storage, up to 16GB of RAM, a fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 5.4 support, and a four-speaker Dolby Atmos audio setup. For ports, it has just two 5Gbps USB-C, one 5Gbps USB-A, and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. I got to briefly hold and see the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 at a recent Google preview event, and it was certainly a svelte and sleek machine. It weighs just 2.58 pounds, making it easy to lift up from a corner with just one hand. And, as usual for OLEDs, its screen had a deep and colorful contrast that was pleasant to look at. In addition to this being the first Arm-based model for Google's Chromebook Plus range of laptops, the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14's 60Wh cell is claimed to have the best battery life among its peers. Buying the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 or any Chromebook Plus device in 2025 gets you free access to Google's AI Pro Plan for one year, which includes Gemini 2.5 Pro, the Veo 3 AI video generator, and 2TB of cloud storage.
