Nvidia is making strides to introduce its system on a chip (SoC) technology into the Windows PC market. This development could mark a significant shift as Nvidia aims to provide integrated solutions that combine both CPU and GPU functionalities.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Dell and Lenovo are planning to release consumer-focused systems featuring Nvidia’s SoC later this year. This follows the earlier launch of Nvidia’s GB10 SoC, which was developed in collaboration with MediaTek and debuted in October 2025.
Technical Specifications of the GB10 SoC
The GB10 SoC integrates a CPU tile designed by MediaTek, utilizing a big/little architecture that consists of 10 Arm Cortex-X925 cores and 10 Cortex-A725 cores, totaling 20 cores. In performance testing, the GB10 demonstrated CPU capabilities that were within 10 to 15 percent of AMD’s top mobile processors.
Complementing the CPU is an Nvidia-developed GPU tile, which offers performance comparable to the company’s 5070 desktop GPUs. Nvidia claims the chip can achieve up to a petaFLOP of AI performance at FP4 with sparsity, although real-world applications may not reach this peak performance.
Power and Memory Considerations
The GB10 SoC operates at a power rating of 140 watts under load, which is significantly higher than typical SoCs designed for thin and light laptops. This power consumption aligns more closely with gaming laptops rather than mainstream consumer devices. The SoC is also equipped with 128 GB of LPDDR5x memory and a 200 Gbps ConnectX-7 Ethernet networking card, features that may not appeal to average users.
Current Market Position and Future Prospects
While Nvidia has begun shipping SoCs to OEMs, the current systems based on the GB10 are primarily tailored for Linux environments, specifically a customized version of Ubuntu 24.04 for machine learning applications. This has raised questions about the availability of Windows-compatible systems utilizing Nvidia’s SoC technology.
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang has acknowledged the potential of the integrated graphics market, which has largely been overlooked by the company. He emphasized the need for integrated solutions that cater to various consumer needs, including form factor and battery life.
In addition to its SoC efforts, Nvidia is also collaborating with Intel to integrate its GPU technology with Intel’s CPU tiles. However, Nvidia will not be developing its own CPU, relying instead on existing architectures.
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