I\u2019ve been tracking the “N1X” rumors for months, and Jensen Huang just gave us the confirmation we were waiting for. In a year-end update from Taiwan, Nvidia\u2019s CEO officially confirmed that Team Green is building Arm-based CPUs for AI PCs in a massive partnership with MediaTek.<\/p>\n
This isn’t just another chip launch. Nvidia is coming straight for the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and AMD Ryzen AI 400 crown. Here\u2019s why your next laptop might not have an “Intel Inside” sticker.<\/p>\n
Nvidia is splitting its focus between desktops and laptops to make sure “AI PC” isn’t just a buzzword.<\/p>\n
The N1X (Desktop): This is the heavy hitter. It\u2019s reportedly based on the “Blackwell” architecture found in Nvidia’s high-end data center tech.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The N1 (Laptop): A more power-efficient version designed to give you elite gaming performance without killing your battery life.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The big highlight here is the integrated graphics. We\u2019re used to iGPUs being “good enough” for Chrome but terrible for Cyberpunk<\/i>.<\/p>\n The Claim: Rumors suggest the N1 series could match the performance of a dedicated RTX 4070 laptop GPU.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Efficiency: It\u2019s tipped to do this at just 65W. For context, a standard RTX 4070 laptop usually gulps down 120W.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Why it matters: You could get high-end gaming performance in an ultra-thin laptop (like the rumored new Alienware) without the massive heat or the brick-sized power adapter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n While Jensen didn’t drop a specific date, the breadcrumbs are all there.<\/p>\n Expected Reveal: Computex 2026 (this June) is the prime stage for a full unveiling.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Launch Window: We\u2019re likely looking at an early 2026 announcement with laptops hitting shelves by the second half of the year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Analytic Touch: If Nvidia pulls this off, it changes the Windows-on-Arm landscape entirely. Microsoft has been waiting for a chip that can actually handle gaming and heavy AI workloads simultaneously\u2014this is it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Nvidia isn’t just a “graphics card company” anymore. By jumping into the CPU market with MediaTek, they\u2019re trying to own the entire brain of your computer. If they can deliver RTX 4070 power inside a chip that fits in a MacBook-thin chassis, Intel and AMD are going to have a very stressful 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve been tracking the “N1X” rumors for months, and Jensen Huang just gave us the confirmation we were waiting for. In a year-end update from Taiwan, Nvidia\u2019s CEO officially confirmed that Team Green is building Arm-based CPUs for AI PCs in a massive partnership with MediaTek. This isn’t just another chip launch. Nvidia is coming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":11361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11360","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11365,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11360\/revisions\/11365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardwire.news\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
The Timeline: When Can You Buy One?<\/h2>\n
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Quick Specs: What We Know<\/h2>\n
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\n \nFeature<\/td>\n Nvidia N1 \/ N1X Rumors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Architecture<\/td>\n Arm-based (TSMC 3nm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GPU Power<\/td>\n Matches RTX 4070 levels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Target Power<\/td>\n 65W to 120W TDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Primary Rival<\/td>\n Intel Panther Lake \/ AMD Strix Halo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The Takeaway<\/h2>\n