Segment Information - Summary of Segments (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2021 USD ($) segment	Jul. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 6,507	$ 3,866	$ 12,168	$ 6,946
Operating income (loss)	2,444	651	4,400	1,627
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	3,061	1,654	5,821	2,993
Data Center
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,366	1,752	4,414	2,893
Professional Visualization
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	519	203	891	510
Automotive
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	152	111	306	266
OEM and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	409	146	736	284
Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,961	954	3,745	1,766
China (including Hong Kong)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,720	855	3,111	1,614
Other Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,047	698	2,048	1,305
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	996	944	1,764	1,441
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	429	240	810	494
Other countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	354	175	690	326
Operating Segments | Graphics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	3,907	2,085	7,358	3,991
Operating income (loss)	2,127	911	3,913	1,747
Operating Segments | Compute & Networking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,600	1,781	4,810	2,955
Operating income (loss)	1,034	691	1,895	1,142
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	$ (717)	$ (951)	$ (1,408)	$ (1,262)