Your next PC may not use an Intel processor or even a Qualcomm chip, but a CPU designed by Nvidia. Known for its graphics cards and chips dedicated to artificial intelligence, this company, which is one of the most valuable in the world, now has its sights set on the processor market for personal computers. There have been rumors about this project for a while. And recently, Nvidia’s plans have become clearer.
In an article published this week, Reuters reports that during a Q&A session for investors, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang indicated that the company does indeed have plans when it comes to CPUs. However, he does not say more, for the moment.
A CPU developed with Mediatek
As a reminder, Nvidia took advantage of CES in Las Vegas to present the DIGITS project, a compact personal supercomputer dedicated to AI. And although this computer targets developers, but not the general public, its CPU has still attracted attention. This is an Arm chip that Nvidia developed with the Taiwanese company Mediatek, best known for its smartphone processors.
According to Reuters, during the question-and-answer session, the boss of Nvidia spoke of a win-win partnership with MediaTek. He also indicated that this CPU co-developed by the two companies could arrive on other products.
A new era for the PC market?
For the moment, Nvidia’s plans are therefore unclear. But, in any case, the arrival of this new competitor on the market for processors for personal computers would make Intel’s situation even more complicated. As a reminder, in 2020, Apple abandoned Intel processors to equip its Macs with Apple Silicon chips, based on Arm architectures. Later, Qualcomm developed the Snapdragon X series chips which are also based on Arm technologies, and which rival the performance and energy efficiency of Macs. Moreover, Qualcomm took advantage of CES in Las Vegas to unveil a new chip from this series which will equip mid-range PCs.
- Rumors are circulating about Nvidia’s possible entry into the PC processor market
- And recently, according to Reuters, the boss of Nvidia admitted that the company does indeed have plans for this market
- But for the moment, this one doesn’t say any more
- In any case, the arrival of this new competitor could worsen the situation for Intel
