NVIDIA teases ‘major release’ of a new chip: its new Arm-based N1X processor

TL;DR: NVIDIA’s upcoming Arm-based N1X and N1 processors, developed with MediaTek and fabricated on TSMC’s 3nm node, target AI computers and high-performance gaming laptops. Rumored to deliver RTX 5070-level GPU power, these chips aim to compete directly with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm in the laptop market.

NVIDIA hasn’t said much about its upcoming Arm-based N1X + N1 processors, but now NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has mentioned the N1X + N1 and his company working with MediaTek on the new chips.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hanging out in Taipei, with a floral-themed shirt on (not a leather jacket!)

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Jensen is in Taiwan right now where he talked with local media, bringing up the N1X + N1 chips and saying they’re a joint venture with MediaTek as a system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed for “AI computers”. Jensen said the new N1X + N1 processors are being tweaked for low power and high performance, with rumored gaming performance levels of an RTX 5070.

NVIDIA’s new N1 branding goes hand-in-hand with the company’s push into AI PCs and laptops using an Arm-based CPU complex developed with MediaTek, and will compete directly against AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm in the laptop market.

NVIDIA’s new N1X and N1 processors will be fabbed on TSMC’s 3nm process node, with a design that looks similar to the GB10 chip inside of the GB10 mini AI supercomputer systems. On the next-gen side of things, the report adds that the upcoming N2X and N2 processors could arrive in Q2 2027,…