Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm have posted identical "A new era of PC" messages on X, with coordinates pointing to Taipei, where Computex 2026 starts this weekend. The anticipated announcement: Nvidia's first Arm-powered laptop processors, reportedly called N1 and N1X.
Nvidia's Computex keynote is scheduled for June 1, 2026, at 11 AM local time. The N1X is said to feature a custom 20-core Arm v9 CPU paired with a Blackwell-architecture GPU with approximately 6,144 CUDA cores, rivaling RTX 5070-class graphics performance. MediaTek is confirmed as a manufacturing partner, and Dell and Lenovo are preparing laptop models.
This marks a significant shift in the laptop CPU market, challenging Intel's x86 dominance and Apple's M-series chips. For Arm Holdings, each sale generates royalty revenue, creating a new income stream. The N1X's integration of high-end GPU cores could accelerate local AI inference, benefiting decentralized AI networks. However, execution risks remain, as the timeline has already slipped from late 2025 to 2026.