Nvidia teams up with Microsoft to unveil first Windows PC powered by its own chip

Nvidia is set to unveil its first Windows PC powered by its own chip as the main processor on Tuesday.

According to Axios, Nvidia and Microsoft plan to reveal the jointly developed machine at Computex, Asia's largest IT trade show in Taiwan, and at Microsoft's Build developer conference in San Francisco — both taking place Tuesday.

The new PC runs Windows with an Nvidia chip serving as its primary processor. Beyond Microsoft, Nvidia is also expected to partner with other PC manufacturers, including Dell, to release additional machines built around its chips.

Axios described the launch as a pivotal moment for Microsoft as well. The company's AI PC lineup, Copilot+, introduced last year, failed to meet expectations after its flagship Recall feature drew sharp criticism over privacy and security concerns, quickly deflating hopes that it would usher in a new era of AI-powered computing. Microsoft now needs the Nvidia partnership to deliver results if it hopes to regain momentum in the AI PC race.

Microsoft is also expected to unveil at Build new software that enhances AI agent capabilities running directly on users' PCs.

Nvidia previously supplied chips for some Surface tablets running Windows RT, a lightweight operating system based on Windows 8, back in 2012. This time, however, Nvidia's chip serves as the primary processor — marking a far more serious push into the broader PC market.

Axios said Nvidia's entry into the PC market is expected to ripple beyond the AI semiconductor space and reshape the PC industry at large. Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies, told Axios the move is "a positive signal for the industry as a whole," adding that Nvidia's entry could benefit rival Qualcomm — which makes chips with a similar architecture — and help drive a broader generational shift across the hardware ecosystem.