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===Stagnation of Consumer GPU Offerings (''date'')=== | ===Stagnation of Consumer GPU Offerings (''date'')=== | ||
Since assuming it's dominant position at the top of the consumer GPU market, Nvidia has been credibly accused of [[shrinkflation]] across it's entire product lineup.<ref>https:// | Since assuming it's dominant position at the top of the consumer GPU market, Nvidia has been credibly accused of [[shrinkflation]] across it's entire product lineup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Steve |last2=Clayton |first2=Jeremy |last3=Makhnovets |first3=Vitalii |last4=Thang |first4=Jimmy |date=2025-04-08 |title=The Great NVIDIA Switcheroo {{!}} GPU Shrinkflation |url=https://gamersnexus.net/gpus/great-nvidia-switcheroo-gpu-shrinkflation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702064302/https://gamersnexus.net/gpus/great-nvidia-switcheroo-gpu-shrinkflation |archive-date=2025-07-02 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=GamersNexus}}</ref> | ||
===GeForce Partner Program ( | ===GeForce Partner Program (2018.03.01 - 2018.05.04)=== | ||
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The program | On March 1, 2018, Nvidia in a blog post first announced the marketing program<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teeple |first=John |date=2018-03-01 |title=GeForce Partner Program Helps Gamers Know What They’re Buying |url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/03/01/geforce-partner-program/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710012207/https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/03/01/geforce-partner-program/ |archive-date=2023-07-10 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=NVIDIA Blog}}</ref> which aimed to provide partners with benefits such PR support, video game bundling and market development funds. Kyle Bennett from HardOCP spoke with seven companies off the record and they more or less had the same to say:<blockquote> | ||
* The terms of the GPP agreement are potentially illegal | |||
* The GPP will hurt consumer choices | |||
* The GPP will hurt a partner's ability to do business with other companies like AMD and Intel<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scheisser |first=Tim |date=2018-03-12 |title=Nvidia gets anti-competitive with unsavory GeForce Partner Program |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/73661-nvidia-gets-anti-competitive-unsavory-geforce-partner-program.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703105744/https://www.techspot.com/news/73661-nvidia-gets-anti-competitive-unsavory-geforce-partner-program.html |archive-date=20250703 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> | |||
</blockquote>Nvidia cancelled the program on May 4, 2018, citing "The rumors, conjecture and mistruths go far beyond its intent. Rather than battling misinformation, we have decided to cancel the program." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Teeple |first=John |date=4 May 2018 |title=Pulling the Plug on GPP, Leaning into GeForce |url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504191609/https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/ |archive-date=4 May 2018 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Nvidia Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forrest |first=Derek published |date=4 May 2018 |title=Nvidia Ends Notorious GeForce Partner Program |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325085921/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ends-geforce-partner-program,37008.html |archive-date=25 Mar 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on why it was discontinued, and what the controversy was about --> | |||
===12VHPWR Connector Failures (2022 - Present)=== | ===12VHPWR Connector Failures (2022 - Present)=== | ||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Official website | https://www.nvidia.com/ |
Nvidia Corporation is an American technology company that designs and sells graphics processing units (GPUs) for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on April 5, 1993, by current CEO (as of 2025) Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. The company is the largest providers of GPUs for both consumer and enterprise.
Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]
Nvidia's perception of consumers waned as the enterprise wing of the company started financially outperforming the consumer wing. This has lead to the prioritization of enterprise products while the consumer products become less appealing. Nvidia on multiple accounts has employed deceptive practices such as to mislead the everyday buyer.
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Nvidia category.
Forced Arbitration[edit | edit source]
In Nvidia's terms of service regarding accessing their website, under "Informal Resolution" users are required to agree to resolve legal disputes with Nvidia by arbitration from Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS).[1]
Stagnation of Consumer GPU Offerings (date)[edit | edit source]
Since assuming it's dominant position at the top of the consumer GPU market, Nvidia has been credibly accused of shrinkflation across it's entire product lineup.[2]
GeForce Partner Program (2018.03.01 - 2018.05.04)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: [[GeForce Partner Program]]
On March 1, 2018, Nvidia in a blog post first announced the marketing program[3] which aimed to provide partners with benefits such PR support, video game bundling and market development funds. Kyle Bennett from HardOCP spoke with seven companies off the record and they more or less had the same to say:
- The terms of the GPP agreement are potentially illegal
- The GPP will hurt consumer choices
- The GPP will hurt a partner's ability to do business with other companies like AMD and Intel[4]
Nvidia cancelled the program on May 4, 2018, citing "The rumors, conjecture and mistruths go far beyond its intent. Rather than battling misinformation, we have decided to cancel the program." [5][6]
12VHPWR Connector Failures (2022 - Present)[edit | edit source]
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Data scraping without permission for AI training (2024)[edit | edit source]
RTX 50-series GPUs Missing ROPs (2025 - Present)[edit | edit source]
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Threatening Hardware Unboxed (date)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: link to the main article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
GeForce previews (date)[edit | edit source]
Threatening Gamers Nexus (date)[edit | edit source]
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Products[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "NVIDIA Legal Notices". NVIDIA. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ↑ Burke, Steve; Clayton, Jeremy; Makhnovets, Vitalii; Thang, Jimmy (2025-04-08). "The Great NVIDIA Switcheroo | GPU Shrinkflation". GamersNexus. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ↑ Teeple, John (2018-03-01). "GeForce Partner Program Helps Gamers Know What They're Buying". NVIDIA Blog. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ↑ Scheisser, Tim (2018-03-12). "Nvidia gets anti-competitive with unsavory GeForce Partner Program". TechSpot. Archived from the original on 20250703.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ↑ Teeple, John (4 May 2018). "Pulling the Plug on GPP, Leaning into GeForce". Nvidia Blog. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 15 Jun 2025.
- ↑ Forrest, Derek published (4 May 2018). "Nvidia Ends Notorious GeForce Partner Program". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025. Retrieved 15 Jun 2025.
- ↑ Cole, Samantha (5 Aug 2024). "Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping 'A Human Lifetime' of Videos Per Day to Train AI". 404 Media. Archived from the original on 14 Apr 2025. Retrieved 15 Jun 2025.
- ↑ Morales, Jowi (6 Aug 2024). "Nvidia accused of scraping 'A Human Lifetime' of videos per day to train AI". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on 11 Feb 2025. Retrieved 15 Jun 2025.