Nvidia Announces New PC Era: AI Chips Arrive

That sounds exciting, but it is unlikely to be the new era that PC and laptop fans might be hoping for. After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang primarily drew attention around Computex in Taiwan in recent years with his AI ambitions, this year’s tech trade show in Taipei could also include something for PC enthusiasts, whom Nvidia has largely neglected in recent years. In any case, both Microsoft’s Windows account and Nvidia announced the same thing ahead of Computex: a new PC era.

Cryptic Coordinates and a Secret Venue

In both cases, there is also a cryptic number code, which appears to be coordinates for the Taipei Music Center. Google Maps conveniently already shows the venue for the keynote, which Nvidia has decorated for the occasion and which starts on Monday, June 1, at 11:00 am local time.

Not Windows 12, But Something Else Entirely

But what exactly will be unveiled? It will not be Windows 12, as Windows EVP Pavan Davuluri specifically emphasized on X. However, Nvidia’s announcement could very well be followed by new Surface news as well as updates from other PC manufacturers, since Nvidia is almost certain to unveil its long-rumored ARM APU on Monday, which will reportedly be called the N1X or N1.

A Geekbench entry for the chip had already surfaced in 2025, revealing 20 CPU cores with clock speeds of at least 2.81GHz, while further leaks pointed to an iGPU that could offer performance roughly on par with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The chipset, reportedly manufactured by TSMC using its 3nm process, was likely developed in cooperation with MediaTek and is expected to compete primarily with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite series. Whether this marks the beginning of an entirely new PC era remains to be seen.