Nvidia boss confirms own processors for Windows on ARM
AMD and Intel also have competition for PCs: Nvidia actually wants to launch its own processors for Windows on ARM.
Nvidia's mini PC "Project Digits" still runs Linux and is intended for developers. Windows on ARM is to follow.
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It has long been rumored, but now Nvidia's boss Jensen Huang has confirmed it: Nvidia is working with Mediatek to design processors for devices with Windows on ARM. He was explicitly asked about desktop PCs in an analyst roundtable – but notebooks with Nvidia CPUs are also likely to appear. The US news agency Reuters reported on the meeting.
Nvidia already has a blueprint for PC processors: the so-called Project Digits – a mini PC for AI developers – features a powerful combination processor with 20 ARM cores and a Blackwell GPU.
Model Project Digits
Although Nvidia calls the CPU Grace, as with its server hardware, the two models have almost nothing in common: Project Digits contains ten ARM cores of the Cortex-X925 and Cortex-A725 type. The cores themselves come from ARM, the associated CPU design from Mediatek and the GPU part from Nvidia.
On paper, the processor would also be suitable for desktop PCs and notebooks. The Cortex-X925 promises high single-threading performance, which would be important for games, among other things. Practical for this: Nvidia has mature graphics drivers, which should cause fewer problems than with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X.
Huang also confirms that other manufacturers will be able to buy the processors for their own devices. The usual suspects can therefore design their own PCs and notebooks. Nvidia is explicitly targeting Windows on ARM together with the Windows subsystem for Linux.
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According to rumors from September
However, Huang is not yet commenting on a timetable. It is an open secret that Qualcomm has an exclusive deal with Microsoft for Windows on ARM processors until summer 2025.
According to rumors, we can therefore expect to see Nvidia processors for Windows on ARM from September 2025. Together with Mediatek, Nvidia allegedly wants to cover both the mid-range and the high-end.
Mediatek may not be the most prestigious name for a partnership, but it has a lot of expertise in CPU designs: Mediatek supplies most of the processors for Android smartphones (even ahead of Qualcomm) and is widely used in smart TVs, for example. With the Dimensity 9000 processor series, the company also designs high-end variants.
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