- Nvidia’s N1X chip has been noticed in a Geekbench consequence
- The specs present the built-in GPU has 6,144 CUDA cores
- That equals the RTX 5070 for pure core depend, however there’s far more to think about on the subject of efficiency
Keep in mind Nvidia’s rumored CPU that brought about fairly a buzz on the grapevine final yr? We have apparently now seen this shopper chip in a benchmark leak, the place the spilled spec particulars are the important thing facet.
Tom’s {Hardware} studies that the N1X chip, which is Arm-based (like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X CPUs), has been noticed in a Geekbench consequence, particularly for the OpenCL (graphics) take a look at, the place it scored 46,361.
That rating is just about meaningless at this level. That is an early engineering pattern of the N1X (in idea), and even then, if you wish to gauge graphics efficiency, Geekbench is much from the primary selection of artificial benchmarks.
As famous, although, this offers us a tantalizing glimpse of the spec, which exhibits that (add salt now) the N1X could have 20 cores, apparently break up right into a pair of 10-core clusters. That is the processor itself, however we additionally see the built-in GPU right here, which is proven to have 48 Streaming Multiprocessors – that equates to six,144 CUDA cores.
That feels like rather a lot, proper? Properly, it’s, and in reality, these aware of Nvidia’s graphics playing cards will understand that that is within the ballpark for a mid-range current-gen GPU – to be exact, the RTX 5070, which, in reality, has that actual core depend.
Evaluation: cautiously optimistic
So, are we getting a compact shopper chip that might go in price range laptops or handhelds to ship the identical body charges because the mighty RTX 5070? In a phrase, no, however the N1X nonetheless seems to be to be shaping up as a promising piece of silicon, and one that can have rivals sitting up and taking discover.
As to the the explanation why efficiency cannot merely be drawn from the variety of cores seen on the GPU right here – it isn’t a patch on the RTX 5070 on this benchmark, after all – there are different vital components at play except for the fundamental core depend.
That features the clock velocity and the ability provided to the GPU, which is a really completely different situation with built-in graphics in a chip like this versus a full-on graphics card in a desktop PC. In addition to contemplating the ability envelope, throw in bandwidth limitations too – by way of piping duties over to the system reminiscence, with no on-board VRAM after all – and the upshot is a great deal of headwinds.
That will not cease the N1X from being a probably sterling performer for an all-in-one chip, however there’s not a lot level attempting to guess on the actual stage of graphics efficiency that it’d present at this stage. (Actually not from the leaked benchmark right here, as already famous).
Tom’s makes an fascinating statement, which is that the leaked specs match Nvidia’s GB10 ‘superchip’ constructed for highly effective AI efficiency and ushering within the period of the tiny AI supercomputer (pictured above). There is no cause why Nvidia could not put out one other spin on this for consumer-targeted gadgets, together with mini PCs and laptops, and certainly, avid gamers are getting notably excited in regards to the doable use in handhelds.
For now, although, that is nonetheless very a lot in rumor territory. If earlier hypothesis is to be believed, we’d see Nvidia’s shopper CPU revealed later this yr, forward of a launch in early 2026.
