A user on the Chinese resale platform Goofish has reportedly listed an engineering sample of an NVIDIA motherboard featuring its upcoming N1 system-on-a-chip (SoC). The N1 SoC is NVIDIA’s main processor designed for the growing AI PC market. This chip will power Windows on Arm (WoA) laptops and fully support Microsoft Windows and Copilot+ features.
Based on the details shared by the seller, the motherboard is still an early test version. Its design strongly suggests it’s for laptops, though the user also mentioned that this compact design could work for powerful, small tablets.
Looking closely, the N1 SoC is the largest chip on the motherboard, much like the GB10 silicon used in NVIDIA Spark AI systems. It is surrounded by eight LPDDR5X memory modules, totaling 128 GB of RAM. These modules are SK hynix “H58G78CK8B” chips, rated at fast 8533 MT/s speeds. The motherboard also has a strong 8+6+2 phase power delivery system (VRM).
The board includes two M.2 slots, both designed for 2240 length components. There are a few input/output (IO) ports and a built-in WIFI chip. The board also shows many empty spots where more IO ports could be added.
The cooling system will likely involve a large blower-style fan, indicated by a cutout, with the NVIDIA N1 SoC placed under a heatsink. The specific IO ports on this motherboard include a USB port, an HDMI port, a USB Type-C port, and a combined microphone/headphone jack.
The NVIDIA N1 SoC motherboard is currently listed for 9999 RMB, which is about $1400 US. However, this price is likely just a placeholder, as such listings can often be negotiated down to much cheaper rates. There’s no guarantee the platform would actually work, but it would be interesting to test it. With rumors pointing to a launch in the second half of this year, we might hear more about NVIDIA’s Windows on Arm plans at Computex 2026, which is only a few months away.
