Nvidia’s 120 Watt gaming laptop APU shown off by new leak

Nvidia was expected to launch its first-ever consumer-grade laptop CPU at Computex. While we did get the Nvidia GB10-powered MSI MS-C931 and Lenovo ThinkStation PGX, they're tailor-made for AI applications and not day-to-day use. Moore's Law is Dead has now given us our first look at Nvidia's laptop APU, and it's looking powerful.

The attached image shows an engineering sample of Nvidia's upcoming silicon surrounded by what looks like eight memory modules. This hints at a Strix Halo-like configuration with a powerful onboard iGPU that can take advantage of the blazing-fast LPDDR (most likely, LPDDR5X) RAM. The above sample has a TDP of 80–120 Watts, although that figure could get revised in the future.

Tom's source says the mystery APU will launch sometime between Q4, 2025 and Q1, 2026. Curiously, this is earmarked for 'gaming laptops', and it'll be fascinating to see what GPU it uses. Even though Nvidia has a wide selection of laptop GPUs, those are reserved for x86 hardware. The new one is very likely an Arm device, and if previous rumours are accurate, the CPU part might have been developed by MediaTek.