NVIDIA returns to consumer PCs, Dell and Lenovo laptops expected this year
© NVIDIA The Wall Street Journal reports that NVIDIA is returning to the consumer PC market with laptop processors expected to appear in systems from Dell and Lenovo in 2026. The report says the chips are set to hit the market this year, marking a renewed push beyond discrete GPUs and into the core silicon inside Windows laptops.
According to the WSJ, one of NVIDIA’s PC efforts is a collaboration with MediaTek on an Arm-based design. The chip is described as a system-on-a-chip that integrates CPU and NVIDIA GPU capability on a single package, with the goal of improving efficiency and battery life in thinner and lighter designs.
This is, of of course, the long expected N1/N1X series, which, assuming this report is correct, will be dedicated to laptop series.
People familiar with Nvidia’s supply chain said PC makers including Dell Technologies and Lenovo were working with the chip maker on models using the Nvidia-MediaTek system-on-a-chip, which is built on architecture from U.K. chip designer Arm. The first PCs with the chip could come in the first half of this year, they said.
— Wall Street Journal
Dell and Lenovo N1 laptops in leaks
The N1 laptops have already appeared in our reports earlier, including Dell and Lenovo systems specifically. The Dell laptop has already been seen in shipping manifests, and we know for a fact it will be part of the premium laptop series, most likely the revived XPS lineup.
Lenovo, meanwhile, went a step further and listed the SKU names for the N1 series laptops on the official page. What this particular leak revealed is that Lenovo will launch Legion-based laptops, which are designed for gaming specifically.
Source: Wall Street Journal
