NVIDIA’s upcoming N1X SoC has reappeared in the FurMark benchmark database, showcasing the chip’s performance running natively on Windows 11 for the first time.
Identified as “JMJWOA” in FurMark, the N1X reportedly scored 4286 points in a 720p stress test, with an average frame rate of 71 FPS. This score is even lower than some RTX 2060 scores, despite the N1X reportedly having 6144 CUDA cores, more than the RTX 5070. On the surface, this seems underwhelming, especially considering its large core count, but the situation is more complex.
Clearly, this is not a finished product. NVIDIA’s N1X is expected to debut in 2026, and the version tested here is almost certainly an early engineering sample. Operating under a moderate power budget of 120W and paired with pre-release driver 590.22 (which is still transitioning from traditional GPU architectures like Kepler and Maxwell), it is unrealistic to expect it to perform at its full potential at this stage.
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Moreover, FurMark itself is more of a stress test than a benchmark, often limited or degraded by power and thermal management systems, especially on pre-release chips. In this test, the N1X only achieved 63% utilization and 59°C, which may indicate built-in protections to prevent full acceleration under synthetic loads. Whether due to firmware, BIOS limitations, or immature drivers, this result does not reflect the chip’s actual potential in real-world scenarios.
The key takeaway from this test is that NVIDIA has managed to get the N1X running on Windows 11. This marks a critical step in software enablement, and the ongoing validation process across operating systems is a prerequisite for widespread deployment. NVIDIA has been actively positioning the N1X as a versatile computing platform aimed at artificial intelligence and workstation workloads, rather than purely gaming performance. After all, every leak points to it being a simplified version of the GB10.