NVIDIA rumored Arm-based CPU: Qualcomm, AMD, Intel territory for GeForce Giant

NVIDIA has been reportedly working on making Arm-based CPUs that would run Windows, and not just Android-powered devices like the NVIDIA Shield. It shouldn't come as a surprise, given NVIDIA acquired Arm Limited back in September 2020 for a hefty $40 billion... they've been cooking.

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A new CPU from NVIDIA that runs Windows would be quite a thing to see, instantly entering the central processing unit ring against AMD and Intel, which each make GPUs as well. NVIDIA won't be happy not dominating in a particular market, and I'm sure Jensen is flexing in his leather jacket at the fact that there's not NVIDIA dominating the CPU market success he wants.

It's a very strategic move that would only help the entire industry -- AMD and Intel with a serious competitor, and Microsoft, Arm, and NVIDIA all working together on a Windows-capable Arm-based CPU. Qualcomm has been playing in this space for a while now, recently announcing its new Snapdragon X Elite SoC which is a powerhouse new chip that's ready to do this exact thing in 2024. NVIDIA could be a huge contender to that, and it has me very, very excited. I truly miss the days of the NVIDIA chipsets on motherboards... flexing age here.

Reuters reports: "NVIDIA has quietly begun designing central processing units (CPUs) that would run Microsoft's Windows operating system and use technology from Arm Holdings, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters".

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NVIDIA is also not the only one at looking into using Arm-based CPUs, but AMD is reportedly looking into Arm-based solutions as well. Qualcomm has something here that isn't well known: the company has exclusive rights to the development of Arm-based processors for Windows... an exclusivity agreement that expires in 2024. AMD and NVIDIA are now both interested in making Arm-based processors... right as the new CPU war begins to heat up for 2024 and beyond.