Monday, January 13th 2025
NVIDIA N1x SoC Uncovered by Data Miners - Rumored High-end Laptop Chip
Whispers of a brand new high-end Arm-based mobile processor—rumored to be in the works at NVIDIA HQ—emerged late last year. Data miners have since actively searched for any emerging details—initial bits of evidence have seemingly arrived earlier today, courtesy of Hoang Anh Phu (@AnhPhuH) and WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_). An intriguing Lenovo job listing was uncovered—this entry mentions that the candidate will be tasked with "new SoC NV N1x in-house HW design and development." WalkingCat believes that an upcoming Lenovo Yoga 2-in-1 16-inch (2025) model could emerge with an NVIDIA chipset onboard—they deciphered this through Lenovo's "platform code" naming system (see screenshot below).
Further speculation points to a possible N-series reveal around Computex 2025—Qualcomm rolled out similar announcement timing last summer with its Snapdragon X processor series. NVIDIA is reportedly collaborating with MediaTek on this new endeavor—high-end N1x and mid-tier N1 (non-X) chipsets are reported to be built on Team Green's recently unveiled Blackwell architecture. Tech watchdogs believe that a TSMC 3 nm node process is on the cards. Anh Phu proposes that the new SoCs are performant enough to hit a performance range of 180-200 AI TOPS. Additional industry rumors point to a potential launch window around the fourth quarter of this year, with roughly three million units ready at the starting line.
Sources:
VideoCardz, Wccftech, AnhPhuH & h0x0d Tweets
Further speculation points to a possible N-series reveal around Computex 2025—Qualcomm rolled out similar announcement timing last summer with its Snapdragon X processor series. NVIDIA is reportedly collaborating with MediaTek on this new endeavor—high-end N1x and mid-tier N1 (non-X) chipsets are reported to be built on Team Green's recently unveiled Blackwell architecture. Tech watchdogs believe that a TSMC 3 nm node process is on the cards. Anh Phu proposes that the new SoCs are performant enough to hit a performance range of 180-200 AI TOPS. Additional industry rumors point to a potential launch window around the fourth quarter of this year, with roughly three million units ready at the starting line.
41 Comments on NVIDIA N1x SoC Uncovered by Data Miners - Rumored High-end Laptop Chip
The Apple M4 SoC has better gaming performance than the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme while sipping around the same power or less than the Steam Deck. Apple M4 Pro has around the same wattage as the Z2 Extreme but MUCH better gaming performance.
AMD is the one that doesn't really have comparable products at similar TDP points.
I have a full AMD system now. CPU and GPU. I was so glad to get off the Intel platform due to stagnation. Same is happening to AMD now. Recent CPUs gave me no lift at 4k for many generations. 9070 is not any faster than 7900xt. The mess that we all know is AM5. Memory controller, slow boot times, etc. Mobos become good years later after many BIOS updates. I'm ready to move on.
Yes Apple is expensive and Nvidia is expensive. But they both give you some real gains each generation. AMD has its place as a cheaper alternative.
(Tried GeForce Ultimate on my 7900xtx … neat but I have to buy the games…
All it made me think is if the 4080 was the same price as the 7900xtx at the time I bought the 7900xtx, I might have purchased it, if the 5080 is under 1400, then bingo! But I have no money…
2- How would it do so with less than half the memory bandwidth the M chip has?