NVIDIA Actually Has a Major Release Planned for Gamers This Year as Jensen Huang Confirms the ‘AI PC’ Chip Will Debut With Low-Power, High-Compute

NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang discussed the upcoming AI PC chip during his recent visit to Taiwan, reiterating the collaboration with MediaTek on it.

NVIDIA’s Upcoming N1/N1X Chips Are Now Verified By Jensen Himself, With Launch Expected By H2

While NVIDIA disappointed us at CES 2026 by unveiling no consumer GPU, the company does have a rather ‘exciting’ plan for gamers this year, as the long-awaited AI PC SoC is expected to debut in the second half of the year. While speaking with Taiwanese media, CEO Jensen Huang commented on the upcoming chip, revealing that it is co-developed with MediaTek and intended for workloads where power efficiency is a “must”. According to UDN, Jensen revealed that the upcoming chip will feature “low power consumption but excellent performance”, especially for edge AI workloads.

For those unaware, NVIDIA plans to launch the N1/N1X chips this year, which are ARM-based and follow a design language similar to the GB10 Superchip. While specifics aren’t entirely known, we do know that the platform will feature TSMC’s 3nm process and support for Windows on ARM (WoA). Rumors about the AI PC chip have been swirling for quite some time; however, it was reported that NVIDIA wasn’t satisfied with the initial versions of the SoCs, which is why the launch has been delayed to 2026.

It is likely that the upcoming chips will be a stripped-down version of the GB10 Superchip present in DGX Spark, which…