Intel and NVIDIA say their joint chip plans are still moving forward

Intel and NVIDIA’s chip partnership is still active, even though both companies have shared very few public updates since the deal was announced last year. Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan has now confirmed that the two companies are still working together on future products.

Tan mentioned the collaboration after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang received an honorary doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University. Tan took part in the ceremony and later said Intel and NVIDIA are collaborating on “exciting new products.”

That matters because the original partnership was one of the biggest chip industry announcements of 2025. At the time, NVIDIA said Intel would build NVIDIA custom x86 CPUs for AI infrastructure. Intel would also offer PC focused x86 system on chips that include NVIDIA RTX GPU chiplets.

If the PC products arrive, they could be very important. It would mean Intel processors with NVIDIA RTX graphics inside the same package. That would give laptops and compact PCs a new type of chip combining Intel CPU technology with NVIDIA graphics technology.

This would not be the first time Intel has used a third party GPU inside a processor package. Intel previously released Kaby Lake G chips with Radeon RX Vega M graphics. That product did not become a long term mainstream line, but it showed that Intel could build mixed CPU and GPU packages with outside graphics technology.

The Intel and NVIDIA plan could be more important because AI PCs, gaming laptops, and compact systems are all becoming more demanding. An Intel x86 chip with RTX graphics inside the same package could help NVIDIA reach more thin and light systems, while giving Intel a stronger graphics story in markets where integrated graphics alone may not be enough.

There is also a data center side to the partnership. NVIDIA custom x86 CPUs could help the company build AI systems that combine its accelerator strength with CPU designs made through Intel’s ecosystem. That could give both companies a stronger position as AI infrastructure demand continues to grow.

For now, there are still many unknowns. Intel and NVIDIA have not shared model names, specifications, release windows, laptop partners, desktop plans, or pricing. Recent leaks have mentioned Serpent Lake as a possible first client chip, but that name has not been confirmed.

The main takeaway is that the deal has not gone quiet because it was canceled. Intel’s CEO says the collaboration is still happening. If the products reach the market, they could reshape both AI servers and future Windows PCs by bringing Intel x86 CPUs and NVIDIA RTX graphics closer together than before.