NVIDIA N1 and N1X Laptop Chips Arrive This Quarter

NVIDIA's long-awaited N1 and N1X laptop chips are set to arrive in the first quarter of this year, according to sources close to DigiTimes. The new roadmap indicates that NVIDIA's latest Windows-on-Arm platform will debut with the N1X chips this quarter, while the regular N1 chips are expected in the second quarter of 2025. After years of speculation, this release could finally position NVIDIA to compete with other Windows-on-Arm platforms like Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Plus. The N1X and N1 processors were initially expected to debut around CES 2026. NVIDIA reportedly used its GB10 Superchip—the design powering the DGX Spark—as the blueprint for the N1/N1X. The CPU features 20 Arm v9.2 cores, divided into two clusters of ten, each supported by 16 MB of shared L3 cache (32 MB total), with each core having private L2 storage. The memory subsystem uses a unified LPDDR5X-9400 fabric on a 256-bit bus, supporting up to 128 GB and delivering approximately 301 GB/s of raw bandwidth, although it's unclear if such capacity will be available in consumer laptops. The package is rated at around 140 W TDP and includes PCIe 5.0 for high-speed NVMe SSD connections. Additionally, DigiTimes revealed plans for NVIDIA's N2 series as a natural successor, expected to arrive just a year later in Q3 of 2027. This indicates that NVIDIA is committed to this roadmap and has been preparing an update even before the N1 series debuts. The N2 will likely first appear as a replacement SoC for the GB10 Superchip, eventually making its way into consumer laptops. Source: DigiTimes Related News