NVIDIA's N1 Chip for Future Laptops Is Coming and Starts to Appear Online in an Unusual Way

The notebook sector is preparing for the debut of the new NVIDIA N1 SoC, the chip that will be used in new models running Windows 11 on Arm. This project has been the subject of rumors and speculation for some time and is getting closer to launch. Recently, a photo of a motherboard for laptops featuring the NVIDIA chip appeared online, listed for sale on a Chinese marketplace.

The chip in question is expected to be a derivative of the GB01. The most notable aspect emerging from this photo is the presence of a system with eight LPDDR5X memory modules totaling 128 GB. These are SK hynix modules "H58G78CK8B" with a speed of 8533 MT/s. The motherboard adopts an 8+6+2 phase VRM design. It features two M.2 2240 slots, an integrated WiFi chip, and various I/O ports (one USB port, one HDMI port, a USB Type-C port, and a combined microphone/headphone jack).

NVIDIA's new SoCs aim to become the benchmark for AI PCs, offering ample memory, high performance, and significant efficiency to be usable even in laptops.

The actual capabilities of NVIDIA's chips remain to be verified. Development has been ongoing for some time and the launch must contend with a memory crisis and increasing laptop prices.

Dates to mark on the calendar are those of Computex 2026, scheduled for June 2-5. NVIDIA is expected to unveil its new chips (N1 and N1X) at this event, with commercial availability anticipated in the second half of the year. We will learn more in the future.