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NVIDIA & MediaTek in PC and gaming handheld business
Not just Nintendo, other companies are interested in using NVIDIA GPUs for their gaming handhelds. The company is allegedly working with MediaTek for several projects, the official one being the automobile infotainment systems, and there is already a discussion about potential collaboration in the personal computer space and even gaming systems.
The rumor came from analyst Dan Nystedt who claims that by the 3rd quarter NVIDIA and MediaTek will have an ARM-based AI processor for PCs. This chip is said to cost around $300, so given what we already have on the market, it is relatively expensive. The collaboration is said to involve TSMC, which would manufacture the chip using 3nm node, and that would happen in the first half of 2025, it is said. While the actual product is not expected until 2025, MediaTek and NVIDIA would reveal their plans already next month at Computex.
Yep and Mediatek is also working on gaming handled SoC with Nvidia GPU as Jensen is frustrated by Nintendo and he sees a good market potential.
PS: its different than the new NV semi-custom div that tries to reenter the console market (some CN clients are already interested) https://t.co/sBuYVLJILc— AGF (@XpeaGPU) May 15, 2024
The information is further expanded as leaker XpeaGPU claims that NVIDIA is looking into working with MediaTek for a gaming handheld SoC. The company is already supplying its Tegra chips for Nintendo, but this company is relatively slow to adopt and release their products to the market, with Ampere-based SoC expected to hit the market as Nintendo Switch 2 next year. A possible collab with Chinese handheld companies who can launch new products every few months could change things around for NVIDIA.
Being an ARM-based chip does not necessarily mean it would not be suitable for a Windows handheld. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X series has already made the necessary optimizations for the operating system, and reportedly, DirectX/Vulkan games run effortlessly on that chip. Furthermore, NVIDIA already has comprehensive driver coverage for its GPUs for Windows and Linux.
Source: XpeaGPU via Dan Nystedt