NVIDIA's new N1X AI PC chip rumor: same GPU core count as RTX 5070, faster than all other iGPUs

NVIDIA is still cooking its upcoming N1X AI PC processor, based on Arm CPU cores and Blackwell GPU cores. But now we've got some Geekbench scores that show it's as fast as a GeForce RTX 5070, and faster than all other integrated GPUs on the market.

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In some new Geekbench OpenCL browser benchmarks, we have the upcoming NVIDIA N1X processor scoring 46,361 points. We've also got some details on the Blackwell-based GPU which rocks 6144 CUDA cores and 48 SM units, the same core count as the GeForce RTX 5070 which is based on the GB205 "Blackwell" GPU.

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 features the GB205 GPU, which contains 192 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 48 RT Cores, and 192 Tensor Cores. There's also 12GB of GDDR7 memory with up to 672GB/sec of memory bandwidth, a GPU boost clock of up to 2512MHz and a 250W TDP.

There are some stark differences between the RTX 5070 and upcoming N1X processor, with the Geekbench result seeing the N1X barely pushing 1.05GHz (1048MHz to be exact). The N1X also doesn't have dedicated VRAM, but rather shares the LPDDR5X memory onboard the SoC itself. The TDP is also radically lower with a maximum 120W TDP.

Even with the 46,361 points on the OpenCL benchmark on Geekbench, we shouldn't expect RTX 5070 performance -- but, it does beat every other integrated GPU on the market -- an impressive feat in its engineering sample state.

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NVIDIA's upcoming N1X processor will be aimed as a competitor to AMD's current-gen Strix Halo APU, which is a powerful APU on its own, with a fantastic RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 8060S GPU that is capable of 1080p and 1440p 120Hz+ gaming, and even light 4K 60FPS if you dial down some of the visual settings in your games.

We've been reporting that NVIDIA's new N1X AI PC processor has hit some issues lately requiring some modifications performed to the silicon, and that its launch has been pushed back until 2026. We should hopefully have some more concrete news on N1X at CES 2026, which is less than 6 months away now.