Nvidia is reportedly on the cusp of launching its first Arm-based APU for laptops, with a release planned in partnership with Dell-owned Alienware towards the end of 2025 or early 2026, reports The Verge.
An APU (or “accelerated processing unit”) is a central processor with extra features, like an integrated graphics processor. Combining the central processor and the graphics processor in the same circuit increases the transfer speed between them and reduces power consumption.
The new APU is said to be co-developed with MediaTek and combines a powerful Arm processor with graphics based on Nvidia’s latest Blackwell architecture. The APU is also anticipated to have a low power consumption of between 80 watts and 120 watts, which is significantly lower than today’s systems.
The launch could be a potential breakthrough for the Arm architecture in PC gaming, which has previously been dominated by x86-based systems from Intel and AMD.