Nvidia and MediaTek have reportedly pushed back the launch of their highly anticipated N1X AI PC platform to the first quarter of 2026, citing ongoing chip revisions and weakening demand across the notebook market. The delay was previously attributed to critical hardware defects requiring a silicon respin, but the new information points towards a broader set of factors, including Microsoft’s slower-than-expected OS roadmap.
The N1X processor is expected to deliver 180–200 TOPS (teraops) of AI compute performance and mark MediaTek’s most ambitious entry into the PC space. Major OEMs and ODMs, including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, and Compal, are reportedly preparing notebook and desktop designs for the platform.
The delay is also seen as an opportunity for Nvidia to refine its strategy and wait for commercial demand to stabilize. The company’s GB10-based AI workstations, scheduled for release this year, may serve as a testbed for consumer-facing AI PC hardware before N1X arrives.
In related news, MediaTek and Nvidia are expanding their collaboration beyond PCs, advancing joint efforts in automotive AI via MediaTek’s Dimensity Auto platform, edge AI development with Nvidia’s TAO toolkit, and co-developing the DGX Spark personal AI supercomputer. Their partnership is also key to Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion ecosystem for custom AI silicon.
The N1X platform’s premium pricing, with a theoretical peak RAM bandwidth of 273MB/s, may be a barrier for mass-market adoption. The company’s focus on software scale-out and high-end enterprise applications may position it as a niche player in the AI market, targeting high-end customers willing to pay a premium for its technology.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nvidias-desktop-pc-chip-holdup-purportedly-tied-to-windows-delays-ongoing-chip-revisions-and-weakening-demand-also-blamed