Nvidia N1X/N1 laptops vs MacBook Neo: "New AI PC era" could flop due to high prices and Windows, says insider

[Redaktion]

A top supply chain insider says Nvidia's N1X/N1 processors will target a niche market, with projected shipments of 10 million units through 2028. While the N1X offers high-performance on-device AI capabilities, it might faces limited demand as consumers favor the Apple MacBook Neo, which saw its 2026 shipment forecast double to 10 million units.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-N1X-N1-laptops-vs-MacBook-Neo-New-AI-PC-era-could-flop-due-to-high-prices-and-Windows-says-insider.1311542.0.html

[GeorgeS]

I'm rather sorry that the very comical "Nvidia N1X/N1 laptops vs MacBook Neo" title has me ROTFLMAO!!!!

Like do you folks HONESTLY think these two FAR DIFFERENT products are for the same market? LOL!!!

Forgetting for the moment that the "Neo" sells well as its both NON-Microsoft AND has a VERY attractive price/performance/build quality to it the Nvidia device is comically being marketed to the non-existent "AI" folks (that have already REJECTED most/all Microsofts AI SLOP).

The REALLY sad part is that a Nvidia N1X/N1 laptop MIGHT be an AWESOME GAMING system if it were not for the insane high price.

While even Team Blue these days is coming up with APU's with more iGPU than CPU for portable Gaming I guess we can still DREAM of a Nvidia powered device for the same market.

[Soos]

The REALLY sad part is that a Nvidia N1X/N1 laptop MIGHT be an AWESOME GAMING system if it were not for the insane high price.

Define awesome, cus N1X's 273 GB/s ain't going to be fast:

There's NO WAY this performs close to a desktop 5060 with essentially half the power budget.

The chip will be support up to 128 GB of LPDDR5x-8533 RAM and be manufactured on an unspecified 3 nm node from TSMC.

Gaming performance is based on memory bandwidth, let's calculate it:
N1X: 273 GB/s = 256-bit * 8533 MT/s / 8 / 1000.

Strix Halo: 256 GB/s = 256-bit * 8000 MT/s / 8 / 1000.

Basically the N1X falls into the 256-bit APU (e.g. Strix Halo (=4060 Mobile/Laptop performance)) category.

the same as the DGX Spark

Another confirmation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwell_(microarchitecture): same GB10 chip.

3dmark.com/search - Steel Nomad:
Strix Halo' Radeon 8060S iGPU: Average score: 2031
RTX 4060 (notebook): Average score: 2262

Memory bandwidth of a 4060 Laptop is 224 - 256 GB/s (aligns perfectly with Strix Halo' gaming performance).
Memory bandwidth of a 5060 (Ti) desktop is 448 GB/s (64% more than N1X).
Memory bandwidth of a 5050/5060/5070 Laptop is 384 GB/s.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units)

Based on the memory bandwidth alone, I'd agree with you. But maybe due to it being based on TSMC' 3nm node variant, a bit more of performance can be squeezed out.

But between "between an RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti laptop", would be very surprising, if N1X' memory bandwidth is at 273 GB/s.