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Nvidia is expected to unveil the first Windows computers using its chips as the main processor next week, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The move would bring the company best known for powering the AI boom deeper into the PC market and give Microsoft another chance to strengthen its AI PC push after earlier setbacks.
Nvidia and Microsoft are expected to present their joint work at two major industry events: the Computex trade show in Taiwan and Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco.
The first Nvidia-powered PCs are expected to include models from Microsoft’s Surface brand and other computer makers, including Dell, according to Axios.
Microsoft is also expected to introduce software designed to make it easier for users to run AI agents locally on Windows computers.
A Microsoft representative declined to comment to Axios. Dell also declined to comment, while Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Nvidia, which began as a maker of PC graphics chips, has been working for years to enter the PC processor business.
In a post on X on Friday, Nvidia teased “a new era of PC,” pointing to coordinates matching a location in Taiwan.
Windows head Pavan Davuluri also wrote on X that “something new is coming for developers,” adding that it was “not a new OS version.”
Microsoft has been trying to reposition Windows around the growing momentum behind artificial intelligence.
Its first major AI PC effort, Copilot+ PC, faced setbacks, including delays and security concerns over Recall, one of its main features.
The company now sees a fresh opening in AI agents that can perform tasks automatically on local PCs.
Microsoft has also been embracing OpenClaw this year, creating a new team led by veteran coder Omar Shahine. OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger, now employed by OpenAI, is scheduled to host a breakout session at Build.
While most AI work has been done in the cloud, Microsoft’s push to run more AI tasks locally could gain attention as businesses face high computing costs linked to autonomous AI agents.
Nvidia has previously powered Windows devices, including some Surface tablets that ran Windows RT, a slimmed-down version of Windows 8, in 2012.
Analyst Carolina Milanesi of Current Strategies told Axios that Nvidia’s entry into the PC market could help not only Nvidia and Microsoft but also Qualcomm, which uses a similar type of chip rather than the traditional PC chip architecture used by Intel and AMD.
“From an industry perspective, it’s a good thing,” Milanesi said.
She said Qualcomm has struggled to win a significant share of the PC market despite strong battery life, partly because developers and businesses did not see enough reason to focus resources on a different version of Windows.
Milanesi said Nvidia’s larger opportunity is getting its new processor used in data centers, but powering PCs could serve as a useful complement.
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