Nvidia is fueling speculation it will launch its own Arm-based PC chips at Taiwan’s Computex show after a coordinated social media post with Microsoft.
On Friday morning, both Nvidia and Microsoft’s Windows account tweeted the words “A new era of PC.” The posts cryptically contained numbers that appear to be latitude and longitude coordinates.
If you plug the numbers into Google Maps, you’ll get a position in Taiwan at the Taipei Music Center, where Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang will be holding his Computex keynote on Monday 11 am Taipei time —or what translates to this Sunday night 11pm EST for US viewers.
Although the tweets were succinct, the mention of a new PC era signals that both companies are preparing a game-changing announcement at Computex.
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Back in October 2023, Reuters reported that Nvidia had been developing Arm-based CPUs capable of running the Windows OS. Since then, rumours and alleged sightings of Nvidia’s mysterious N1 chip have popped up over the years, suggesting the company has been moving closer to a potential launch.
The coordinated tweet from Microsoft’s Windows account signals that Nvidia’s first consumer-focused CPU is finally ready for primetime, after debuting AI-focused mini PCs for software developers and enterprise users. If so, then expect the companies to make a big splash by introducing not only the Nvidia-developed silicon, but possibly a whole range of PCs that’ll adopt the new processors.
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Nvidia’s entry would also intensify competition in the laptop space. Apple’s Arm-based chips have been gaining steam, especially with the MacBook Neo. Meanwhile, Qualcomm has been developing Arm chips for Windows devices, offering an alternative to the x86 processors from long-time giants AMD and Intel.
Stay tuned for our coverage. We’ll be on the ground in Taipei at what might be the most significant Computex show in recent years if the Nvidia rumors turn out to be true.
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