Segment Information - Summary of Segments (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2019 USD ($) segment	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,014	$ 3,181	$ 7,813	$ 9,511
Depreciation and amortization expense	92	68	275	184
Operating income (loss)	927	1,058	1,856	3,510
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,659	1,764	4,027	5,292
Professional Visualization
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	324	305	881	837
Data Center
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	726	792	2,015	2,253
Automotive
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	162	172	537	478
OEM and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	143	148	353	651
Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	838	929	2,171	2,739
Other Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	805	742	1,983	2,001
China (including Hong Kong)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	758	704	1,894	2,218
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	236	407	589	1,254
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	216	230	753	699
Other countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	161	169	423	600
Operating Segments | GPU
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,565	2,774	6,691	8,195
Depreciation and amortization expense	78	51	230	134
Operating income (loss)	1,135	1,214	2,550	3,867
Operating Segments | Tegra Processor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	449	407	1,122	1,316
Depreciation and amortization expense	10	13	34	35
Operating income (loss)	85	72	163	266
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization expense	4	4	11	15
Operating income (loss)	$ (293)	$ (228)	$ (857)	$ (623)