Segment Information - Summary of Segments (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2020 USD ($) segment	Apr. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,080	$ 2,220
Operating income (loss)	976	358
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,339	1,055
Professional Visualization
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	307	266
Data Center
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,141	634
Automotive
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	155	166
OEM and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	138	99
Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	813	698
China (including Hong Kong)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	758	553
Other Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	607	422
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	497	165
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	254	249
Other countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	151	133
Operating Segments | Graphics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,906	1,526
Operating income (loss)	836	532
Operating Segments | Compute & Networking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,174	694
Operating income (loss)	451	95
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Operating income (loss)	$ (311)	$ (269)