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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Computex showdown: Nvidia & MediaTek tipped to steal Windows-on-Arm spotlight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There have been rumblings of an Nvidia arm-based CPU for the last few years, but the project just might be revealed next week. At CES in January, Nvidia and MediaTek announced Project Digits, a personal AI supercomputer. Shortly after the announcement, Nvidia rebranded the Project Digits concept as the Nvidia DGX Spark, powered by the Grace Blackwell GB10 chipset. Unfortunately, Nvidia and MediaTek's GB10 superchip is too large for most computers, which is where these rumored new chips come in. According to rumors this month (collected by German outlet ComputerBase), Nvidia and MediaTek are slated to unveil a smaller, more laptop-friendly arm chipset at Computex in Taipei City, Taiwan, next week. But what do we know about these new Nvidia and MediaTek chips so far? The Nvidia/MediaTek N1 chips w direct rival to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series. Nvidia and MediaTek's new chips are being called N1X and N1. The silicon will power desktops and laptops aimed at general users, unlike the DGX Spark, an AI supercomputer. The N1X and N1 chips appear to combine MediaTek's Arm-based CPUs with Nvidia's Blackwell GPU technology. The N1X and N1 processors are currently expected to feature up to 10 Cortex-X925 high-performance cores and up to 10 Cortex-A725 cores, with less powerful configurations able to address more budget-conscious users. Nvidia and MediaTek's N1X and N1 chips will utilize the Arm instruction set and run a version of Windows OS optimized for Arm-based chips. This will make the Nvidia/MediaTek N1 chips a direct rival to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series. Due to the inclusion of Nvidia's Blackwell GPU tech, the N1X and N1 could also rival AMD's Ryzen AI Max APU. SemiAccurate indicates that the N1X and N1 CPUs will hit the shelves in early 2026, due to technical hurdles that delayed the ship date. This production timeline would make sense with a Computex announcement, as it gives Nvidia and MediaTek at least 7 months to resolve technical issues before the chips ship. Based on the hardware powering these rumored N1X and N1 chips, we could see them implemented in powerful workstation machines, gaming rigs, and general consumer-level machines. After all, Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips are used in ultra-light and portable laptops, while AMD's Ryzen AI Max APU has been used for the Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming tablet and the HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a mobile workstation. We don't expect to see laptops or desktops with the rumored N1X and N1 processors until 2026. However, we could better understand what systems this chip will ship in at Computex next week, as Nvidia and MediaTek are both holding keynote presentations at the trade show on May 19 and May 20th. And since Qualcomm's keynote presentation focuses more on AI than the highly anticipated second generation of Snapdragon X chips, Nvidia and MediaTek could steal the spotlight as the summer's darling Windows-on-Arm chipset. Nvidia's affordable RTX 5060 is coming soon, but that's not the GPU I have my eyes on Doom The Dark Ages is my favorite kind of nightmare — this is how it runs on an RTX 5090 gaming laptop Who really owns your Switch 2? "It's-a-me!" suggests Nintendo
Phone Arena
14-05-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
Something big is brewing for Windows laptops – and Qualcomm might not like it
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips are getting popular, and the company is now even confidently throwing shade at its competitor, Intel. Meanwhile, though, there may be someone else ready to steal Qualcomm's thunder. According to new rumors from the Internet's dark corners, Nvidia and MediaTek may be taking aim at Qualcomm, and may be prepping to unveil a laptop-friendly Arm chipset at Computex in Taipei City, Taiwan. The conference is set to start next week on May 20 - 23. Rumors about an Nvidia Arm-based CPU have been floating online in the last few years. Then, at CES in January, Nvidia and MediaTek announced Project Digits, which is a personal AI supercomputer. Shortly after, Nvidia rebranded the concept as the Nvidia DGX Spark, but it's too big for most computers, and that's where the rumored new processors come in. We're talking about the more laptop-friendly N1 processors by Nvidia/MediaTek. Those would be a direct rival to Qualcomm's famed Snapdragon X series. Reportedly, these chips would be called N1X and N1. Their powers are said to be aimed at standard users, not for something like an AI supercomputer. Is Qualcomm going to be in trouble? | Image Credit - Qualcomm Reportedly, the N1X and N1 processors may combine MediaTek's Arm-based CPUs and Nvidia's Blackwell GPU tech. The two chips are rumored to feature up to 10 Cortex-X925 high-performance cores and up to 10 Cortex-A725 cores. Also expected are less powerful configs for more budget-oriented options. These chips will run a version of Windows optimized for Arm-based chips. And yep, all of this makes these rumored processors direct rivals to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X. Also, those appear to be rivals to AMD's Ryzen AI MAX APU because Nvidia participates in the collab with its Blackwell GPU technology. The N1X and N1 CPUs are rumored to be available in early 2026. The timeline would make sense with a Computex announcement, and it gives the two companies at least 7 months to fix any sort of technical issue that arises before the chips are due to ship. These processors may be used in powerful workstation machines, gaming laptops, or consumer-level laptops. We see Qualcomm's chips used in ultra-light laptops, while AMD's Ryzen chips are more focused on gaming laptops. Of course, don't expect to see a laptop with one of these until 2026. Nevertheless, the two companies will hold keynote presentations during Computex on May 19 and on May 20. Qualcomm is said to focus on AI during the conference, so these two might as well surprise it by throwing the gauntlet with a Windows-on-Arm chipset.
