Leaker suggests that NVIDIA’s new ARM SoC with Blackhawk Cortex-X5-core CPU and Blackwell iGPU will be manufactured on Intel’s 3nm process, not TSMC
Recent leaks have revealed that the former NVIDIA SoC for AI PCs with ARM processors and iGPU NVIDIA Blackwell will arrive in 2025. Initially, it was assumed that Blackhawk chips with Cortex-X5 cores would be produced by TSMCbut the Kepler leaker (@Kepler_L2 on X/Twitter) suggests that the company has opted for Intel 3nm processbeing one of the first giants to turn to Intel’s new foundries.
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This is because the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer is already responsible for producing the processors The extraordinary grace of NVIDIAalso on ARM architecture, but aimed at high-performance computing and AI servers.
However, it is important to note that despite the reliability of TSMC chips, the company is supplier to numerous other manufacturers, including AMD. Therefore, concentrating a new product line in the same foundries could damage supply chains in the event of a new crisis, especially since it is a chip for the domestic market, which operates in very high volumes.
What do we know about NVIDIA Blackhawk ARM CPUs?
NVIDIA seems not to care too much about the rumors about its new AI home PC processors, suggesting that the announcement should take place in the next few days during Computex 2024. However, so far information on the new ARM chips is very scarce, limited to insinuations from Jensen Huang , CEO of NVIDIA, and leaks from industry insiders.
Intel 3nm
— Kepler (@Kepler_L2) May 23, 2024
For now, what is speculated about the new chips is the configuration of ARM processors in a partnership between NVIDIA and MediaTekwith Cortex-X5 core, Blackwell iGPUcustom design for AIAND LPDRR6 memories, much faster than LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X standards.
NVIDIA ARM SoC for PC AI | |
CPU architecture | ARM Blackhawk (NVIDIA +MediaTek) |
CPU core | ARM Cortex-X5 |
IGPU architecture | NVIDIA Blackwell (RTX5000) |
Manufacturing process | Intel 3 (3nm) |
Launch | 2025 |
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