Segment Information - Summary of Segments (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2019 USD ($) segment	Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,220	$ 3,207
Depreciation and amortization expense	91	57
Operating income (loss)	358	1,295
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,055	1,723
Professional Visualization
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	266	251
Data Center
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	634	701
Automotive
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	166	145
OEM and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	99	387
Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	698	967
China (including Hong Kong)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	553	754
Other Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	422	583
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	249	235
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	165	434
Other countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	133	234
Operating Segments | GPU
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,022	2,765
Depreciation and amortization expense	76	40
Operating income (loss)	669	1,394
Operating Segments | Tegra Processor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	198	442
Depreciation and amortization expense	12	10
Operating income (loss)	(44)	97
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	3	7
Operating income (loss)	$ (267)	$ (196)